Three Points surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Saturday 28 Mar 2026 NZDT
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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
19.3° 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 8PM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 1.1m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 1.2m 6s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Mar)5.5ft (1.7m)10s
Afternoon (28 Mar)5ft (1.5m)10s
Evening (28 Mar)5.5ft (1.7m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
3
4
3
3
1
1
2
2
1
1
0
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
E
1.5
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.9
ESE
1.8
ESE
1.8
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.1
ESE
2.1
N
1.1
N
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.4
S
0.5
S
Period(s) (?)1110101212121212121212121111111111891111101817
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)734502473365787787985904904802748658556443443379297572204146143133104138
Wind
(km/h)
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
N
20
N
15
NNW
10
WNW
10
W
5
W
5
N
10
NE
10
ENE
5
NW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NNE
20
N
15
NW
15
NNW
15
WNW
5
W
5
SSW
5
WSW
5
W
5
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassononcrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:51PM
1.46
3:24AM
1.54
3:53PM
1.43
4:23AM
1.52
4:52PM
1.43
5:19AM
1.52
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:43AM
0.21
9:04PM
0.19
9:43AM
0.22
10:04PM
0.22
10:42AM
0.22
11:02PM
0.22
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Sunrise--------7:16-------7:16-------
Sunset---7:07-------7:05-------7:04----
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
----------------1-------
Temp. °C192121191818181720212120191918172123242119171716
Feels °C (?)171919181818181721202121181817152122232220181716
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