Three Points Surf Break

Three Points 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 38.29° S 178.35° E

Issued: 5 am 16 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Three Points sea temperature is
15.1° C

Slightly cooler than normal

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 (16 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Three Points at 2PM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jun)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Afternoon (16 Jun)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Evening (16 Jun)1.5ft (0.5m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Fri
19
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
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.4
S
9
0.5
S
8
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.2
SSE
16
0.4
SSE
15
0.5
S
15
0.5
S
15
0.8
S
14
0.9
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.6
S
14
0.9
S
8
1
S
11
1
S
11
1.2
S
13
1
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
82
81
53
48
45
26
35
21
21
25
79
112
109
264
188
116
149
121
142
103
224
220
507
250
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
NW
5
WNW
0
NNE
5
SE
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
WSW
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SSE
10
E
5
NE
5
NE
0
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
6:19AM1.65m
6:53PM1.77m
7:16AM1.66m
7:49PM1.79m
8:13AM1.65m
8:45PM1.78m
Low Tide
00:14AM0.08m
12:35PM-0.02m
1:12AM0.04m
1:32PM-0.04m
2:10AM0.02m
2:29PM-0.03m
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:20
7:22
7:22
7:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:52
4:52
4:52
4:52
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
13
12
13
16
14
12
11
10
10
9
9
14
15
12
10
11
11
11
12
13
13
12
12
12
Feels °C
10
10
11
15
12
10
9
8
8
6
6
10
12
9
6
8
8
8
10
11
11
10
11
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.4
S
9
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.8
S
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.7
S
11
0.9
S
7
0.9
S
8
0.9
S
8
0.9
S
8
1
S
11
1
S
11
1.2
S
13
1
S
11
Energy kJ
82
81
53
48
45
26
35
32
22
19
11
74
75
264
70
116
85
107
100
103
224
220
507
250
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
11
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.3
SSW
10
0.4
SSW
10
0.5
S
15
0.5
S
15
0.2
ESE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.8
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.6
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.6
S
14
0.6
S
14
0.7
NNE
11
0.7
NNE
11
Energy kJ
30
17
17
16
17
17
16
21
21
21
34
112
109
13
20
20
149
121
142
96
146
142
105
107
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
14
0.2
S
17
0.3
S
15
0.3
S
14
0.2
S
13
0.2
N
5
0.3
N
5
0.2
N
5
0.2
SSE
16
0.4
SSE
15
0.3
SE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
NNE
7
0.2
NNE
6
0.2
NNE
6
0.3
NNE
12
0.3
NNE
11
0.4
NNE
11
0.4
NNE
10
0.5
NNE
10
0.5
NNE
10
0.1
SE
11
0.6
S
15
Energy kJ
18
23
41
32
14
2
5
2
25
79
22
13
4
4
4
26
24
45
40
56
56
4
172
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WNW
2
0.2
N
4
0.2
N
4
0.3
SW
3
0.3
SSW
3
0.9
S
11
0.9
S
7
1.1
S
8
0.3
NE
2
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
2
188
86
149
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
3
3
Distance (km)
0
3
0
0
58
0
0
3
3
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
52
3
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in East Cape
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
3
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
2
3
2
2
2
5
5
7
4
4
4
5
6
9
7
6
6
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
7
4
4
4
5
6
9
7
6
6
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