Three Points surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Wednesday 08 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
19.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Three Points today?

The current surf forecast for Three Points at 5PM is: 2.3m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Apr)8ft (2.5m)8s
Afternoon (08 Apr)8ft (2.4m)8s
Evening (08 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
2
3
2
2
2
3
2
3
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.4
ENE
2.3
ENE
1.7
E
1.7
E
2.1
ENE
2
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.9
ENE
2.1
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.7
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.9
ENE
2
ENE
1.8
E
1.8
NE
Period(s) (?)8889999999910101010101010101010101012
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)966903829756508497629603566579723567563502502489489563614631631742627956
Wind
(km/h)
30
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
N
20
N
15
N
15
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
15
N
10
N
10
NNW
5
NNW
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
E
5
ESE
5
ESE
10
ESE
15
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassononcross-
on
glasscrosscrosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:22AM
1.39
10:47PM
1.43
11:05AM
1.34
11:31PM
1.40
11:49AM
1.31
12:17AM
1.37
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:36PM
0.29
5:05AM
0.34
5:19PM
0.33
5:50AM
0.37
6:04PM
0.36
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunrise6:26-------6:26-------6:28-------
Sunset--5:49-------5:47-------5:45-----
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
Rain (mm)
--------1-1---------1111
Temp. °C181819191918181819211918181716161820201818171717
Feels °C (?)151516171616171718191817171615161921211919181716
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