Three Points surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 31 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: 2.1m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)16s
Afternoon (31 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)16s
Evening (31 Mar)7ft (2.1m)7s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
0
0
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
2.1
SSE
2.2
SSE
0.9
S
1.7
S
2.5
S
2.3
S
2.1
S
1.9
S
1.7
S
1.6
S
1.5
S
1.5
S
1.5
S
1.5
S
1.5
S
1.4
S
1.4
S
1.4
S
1.3
S
1
SSE
1.1
SSE
Period(s) (?)1616166716151413131312121213131312121212121717
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)13312412232043341712252580191915381189870759690736747747690603593574497556650
Wind
(km/h)
10
S
25
S
35
SSW
35
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
20
SSE
20
S
20
SSE
20
S
15
S
10
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSE
10
ESE
10
ENE
5
NNE
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:48PM
1.44
6:12AM
1.52
6:40PM
1.46
7:01AM
1.52
7:29PM
1.48
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:38AM
0.21
11:58PM
0.22
12:30PM
0.19
12:50AM
0.22
1:19PM
0.17
1:39AM
0.21
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Sunrise--------7:18-------7:20-------
Sunset---7:01-------7:00------6:59-----
clear
part cloud
clear
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
---2421-----------------
Temp. °C191919161514141414151515131312121415151514131313
Feels °C (?)1815141111101010101111111011991213131313111112
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