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Three Points surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand
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Three Points surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Three Points sea temperature is
17.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Three Points today?
The current surf forecast for Three Points at 6AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 24). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (25 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (25 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Three Points. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Mon morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SE 8 | SE 8 | S 13 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 14 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | |
118 | 118 | 92 | 113 | 115 | 117 | 117 | 125 | 127 | 436 | 244 | 239 | 230 | 473 | 344 | 271 | 273 | 229 | 229 | 229 | 236 | 526 | 1177 | 1764 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 00:09AM1.62m | 12:38PM1.48m | 1:08AM1.57m | 1:38PM1.44m | 2:06AM1.52m | 2:38PM1.41m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:31AM0.15m | 6:50PM0.17m | 7:29AM0.18m | 7:48PM0.22m | 8:27AM0.21m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 14 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 |
118 | 118 | 78 | 113 | 115 | 117 | 117 | 125 | 127 | 436 | 244 | 239 | 230 | 473 | 344 | 271 | 273 | 229 | 229 | 229 | 236 | 526 | 1177 | 1764 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 12 | S 14 | E 9 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | E 9 | E 9 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | S 16 | S 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
76 | 78 | 89 | 44 | 44 | 42 | 14 | 48 | 101 | 6 | 181 | 189 | 215 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 131 | 123 | 9 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | NE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 9 | S 18 | E 10 | E 10 | N 5 | NE 9 | NE 9 | E 11 | E 11 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
42 | 64 | 92 | 87 | 85 | 49 | 28 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 25 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 9 | N 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 4 | — | — | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 6 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 10 | 17 | 36 | 34 | 55 | 83 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 96 | 88 | 0 |
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