Three Points Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.29° S 178.35° E

Three Points 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 07 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Three Points sea temperature is
14.3° 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 (07 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 14s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Three Points at 9AM is: 1.9m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.0m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 07). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Aug)6ft (1.9m)10s
Afternoon (07 Aug)5ft (1.6m)16s
Evening (07 Aug)7.5ft (2.3m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 6°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
7
Saturday
8
Sunday
9
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
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
3
3
2
2
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
SSE
10
2
SSE
10
1.9
SSE
10
1.2
SSE
17
1.6
SSE
16
2.4
SSE
14
2.3
SSE
14
2.2
SSE
14
2.2
SSE
13
2.1
SSE
13
2
SSE
13
1.8
SSE
12
1.8
SSE
12
1.7
SSE
12
1.6
SSE
12
1.5
S
12
1.6
SSE
11
1.4
SSE
11
1.4
SSE
11
1.3
SSE
11
1.2
SSE
11
1.2
S
11
0.9
SSE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
794
870
726
827
1193
2329
1956
1665
1592
1445
1240
1042
992
861
743
607
582
486
478
407
343
332
246
Wind (km/h)
10
W
10
W
5
WNW
5
ENE
10
ENE
5
NE
5
NW
10
WNW
10
W
10
W
5
WNW
5
NE
10
NE
10
N
10
N
10
WNW
10
W
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
15
N
15
N
20
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
12:22PM1.50m
00:43AM1.50m
1:19PM1.52m
1:42AM1.50m
2:19PM1.55m
Low Tide
6:11AM0.17m
6:37PM0.24m
7:04AM0.16m
7:34PM0.23m
8:00AM0.15m
8:34PM0.22m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:01
7:01
6:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:23
5:23
 mm
Temp °C
6
6
6
9
9
9
8
7
7
6
8
12
11
10
9
8
7
8
11
15
14
13
13
Feels °C
2
2
3
6
5
7
5
4
4
3
5
9
7
7
6
5
4
5
9
12
11
10
10
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