Three Points surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Saturday 21 Feb 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
20.3° 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 8AM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am February 21). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Feb)4.5ft (1.4m)7s
Afternoon (21 Feb)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Evening (21 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)8s

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

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Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
ENE
0.6
ENE
1.6
S
1.4
S
1.1
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.9
NE
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.5
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
1
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.9
S
Period(s) (?)9967767889101010101088887771312
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)8462209189107404710010997167135104966534242222925653160220
Wind
(km/h)
5
WNW
20
SSW
25
SSW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
E
20
NE
25
NE
20
N
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
ESE
10
ENE
10
NNW
15
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
10
SSW
15
SE
10
ENE
15
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
on
ononcross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
offcross-
off
offoffoffcrosscross-
on
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:22PM
1.50
9:43AM
1.60
10:09PM
1.54
10:30AM
1.60
10:57PM
1.56
11:18AM
1.59
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:35AM
0.14
4:05PM
0.11
4:23AM
0.13
4:51PM
0.09
5:12AM
0.14
5:39PM
0.09
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Sunrise---6:39-------6:41-------6:43----
Sunset-------7:59-------7:57-------7:55
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C191815141719201916141414202324221817151417191819
Feels °C (?)181411111618171513121313182122211614121215171717
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