Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.29° S 178.35° E

Three Points 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 09 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Three Points sea temperature is
14.3°C
0.5° 

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 (10 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Three Points at 12AM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Afternoon (10 Oct)3ft (0.9m)6s
Evening (10 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Sun morning, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SE
6
1.2
SE
6
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
15
1.1
SE
6
1.1
SE
6
1
SE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.7
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
113
116
129
122
110
88
91
80
68
72
65
62
60
74
60
74
59
57
45
Wind (km/h)
15
S
15
S
15
S
10
S
10
S
10
SSE
5
S
10
SE
10
SE
0
E
5
NW
5
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NNE
10
NE
0
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
glassy
on
glassy
cross-off
cross
High Tide
6:13AM1.50m
6:35PM1.55m
7:04AM1.53m
7:23PM1.55m
Low Tide
00:02AM0.15m
12:24PM0.18m
00:52AM0.13m
1:15PM0.18m
light rain
cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
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1
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1
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1
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Temp °C
14
14
14
13
13
14
14
16
16
14
14
14
14
14
18
21
21
20
16
Feels °C
12
12
13
12
12
13
13
14
15
14
14
13
12
12
17
19
21
19
14
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