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Lat Long: 38.29° S 178.35° E

Three Points 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 09 Nov 2026 (local time)

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Today's Three Points sea temperature is
16.2°C
0.2° 

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 (09 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Three Points at 5AM is: 1.0m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Nov)3ft (0.9m)7s
Afternoon (09 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Evening (09 Nov)3.5ft (1.0m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 21°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the NNE by Tue afternoon).

Monday
9
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thu
12
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
NNE
7
1
NE
7
0.9
NE
7
0.9
NE
6
0.8
NE
6
0.8
NE
6
0.8
NE
6
1
NNE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.3
S
16
0.9
NNE
6
0.9
NE
6
1.2
NNE
5
1.5
NNE
5
1.3
NNE
5
1.3
NNE
5
1.3
NNE
5
1.3
NNE
5
1.3
NNE
6
1.5
NNE
6
1.7
NNE
6
1.9
NNE
7
1.7
NNE
7
1.6
NNE
7
1.3
NNE
7
0.9
N
7
1.6
N
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
206
91
75
70
56
46
45
71
34
46
55
49
59
111
92
77
80
103
115
159
207
319
241
216
158
77
247
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
W
5
W
5
ESE
10
ESE
5
E
5
SSW
10
SW
5
S
5
ENE
5
NE
15
NNE
25
NNE
35
NNE
30
NNE
20
NNE
25
N
25
NNE
30
N
25
N
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
20
N
15
NNW
10
NNW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
6:41AM1.50m
6:57PM1.46m
7:26AM1.52m
7:42PM1.46m
8:09AM1.53m
8:26PM1.45m
Low Tide
00:25AM0.19m
12:52PM0.26m
1:11AM0.19m
1:39PM0.25m
1:55AM0.20m
2:24PM0.25m
2:38AM0.21m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
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 mm
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2
3
4
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1
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Temp °C
16
15
16
18
18
17
16
15
15
15
15
17
21
21
19
17
15
16
18
17
17
18
17
16
15
14
14
Feels °C
14
14
15
17
17
16
17
15
15
16
15
16
17
16
15
14
12
13
14
14
14
15
15
14
13
12
13
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