Three Points Surf Break

Three Points 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 38.29° S 178.35° E

Issued: 5 pm 07 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Three Points sea temperature is
15.2° C

Normal for this time of year

Three Points surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Three Points today (08 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Three Points at 12AM is: 1.7m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 1.0m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 07). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jul)6ft (1.8m)10s
Afternoon (08 Jul)6ft (1.8m)10s
Evening (08 Jul)6ft (1.8m)10s

Table - waves today at Three Points. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the SSW by Thu night).

Tue
7
Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Fri
10
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
2
2
3
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
E
9
2
ENE
9
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.7
ESE
10
1.7
ESE
10
1.8
ESE
10
1.8
ESE
10
1.8
ESE
10
1.7
ESE
10
1.8
ESE
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.6
S
10
2.3
S
11
2.5
S
10
3
S
10
3.5
S
9
4
S
10
4.5
SSE
10
4.5
SSE
10
4.5
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
383
627
550
596
610
598
650
625
650
586
663
520
459
459
459
562
1219
1353
1586
2252
3600
3874
4676
4081
Wind (km/h)
5
NNE
5
W
10
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
15
SSW
15
S
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SW
25
SW
20
SSW
20
WSW
30
SSE
35
S
40
SSW
30
SSE
35
S
30
S
40
SSE
35
S
Wind State
on
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:24PM1.47m
11:53AM1.39m
00:12AM1.47m
12:45PM1.43m
1:04AM1.49m
Low Tide
5:16PM0.29m
5:48AM0.23m
6:04PM0.28m
6:35AM0.21m
6:56PM0.27m
7:26AM0.18m
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:22
7:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:59
5:00
5:00
5:00
 mm
1
1
1
2
2
4
4
3
4
8
1
Temp °C
14
12
11
11
11
10
11
13
13
12
11
11
11
11
12
12
13
12
12
13
12
12
12
12
Feels °C
13
11
9
8
8
7
8
10
10
9
8
7
7
6
8
9
7
5
4
7
5
7
5
5
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
E
9
2
ENE
9
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.7
ESE
10
1.7
ESE
10
1.8
ESE
10
1.8
ESE
10
1.8
ESE
10
1.7
ESE
10
1.8
ESE
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.6
S
10
1.4
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.4
ESE
10
1.2
ESE
10
1.1
E
10
0.4
SSW
19
0.3
NE
9
Energy kJ
383
627
550
596
610
598
650
625
650
586
663
520
459
459
459
562
402
349
342
386
288
230
140
12
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
NNE
8
0.3
SSW
10
1.1
NE
9
1
NE
9
0.9
NNE
9
0.9
NNE
9
0.9
NNE
8
0.8
NNE
9
0.9
NNE
9
0.9
NNE
9
0.8
NNE
9
0.8
NNE
9
0.6
NNE
8
0.5
NNE
8
1.2
S
10
1.4
ESE
10
0.6
NNE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NE
8
Energy kJ
166
20
168
155
129
135
113
99
113
111
88
86
51
37
284
402
41
31
24
18
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
10
0.3
E
12
0.6
N
9
0.5
N
9
0.4
N
9
0.4
N
9
0.3
SSW
9
0.3
SSW
9
0.3
S
14
0.3
S
13
0.4
SSW
8
0.4
SSW
8
0.3
SSW
9
0.3
NE
9
0.5
NNE
8
0.5
NNE
8
0.3
SSW
17
0.3
SSW
17
0.1
S
22
Energy kJ
22
26
56
41
27
27
16
15
33
31
20
19
17
13
35
35
54
54
9
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
3
0.6
SSW
3
0.9
SSW
9
0.9
SSW
9
0.3
SSW
8
0.4
SSW
8
1
S
4
0.8
S
5
0.9
S
7
1.1
S
7
0.9
SSW
5
2.3
S
11
2.5
S
10
3
S
10
3.5
S
9
4
S
10
4.5
SSE
10
4.5
SSE
10
4.5
SSE
10
Energy kJ
4
7
133
116
14
22
36
28
88
134
36
1219
1353
1586
2252
3600
3874
4676
4081
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
Distance (km)
11
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
73
82
82
73
82
82
82
82
Best forecast wave conditions in East Cape
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
6
6
6
7
7
6
5
5
5
6
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
5
5
5
5
7
9
9
9
8
7
6
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
6
6
6
6
6
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