Three Points surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Saturday 25 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
17.6° 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 12AM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Apr)--
Afternoon (26 Apr)3ft (0.9m)9s
Evening (26 Apr)3ft (0.9m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tue
28
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
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
3
2
3
3
3
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
S
9
0.9
S
9
0.9
S
9
1.1
S
14
1
S
10
1.1
S
10
1.1
S
10
1.2
S
13
1.1
S
13
1
S
12
1
S
12
0.9
S
12
1
S
12
1.1
S
12
0.9
S
12
0.9
S
16
1.6
S
16
1.6
S
16
1.5
S
14
1.5
S
14
1.4
S
13
1.4
S
12
1.3
S
12
1.2
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
117
123
127
436
206
244
230
473
386
276
273
233
282
336
229
417
1354
1289
944
818
653
584
464
369
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
0
SE
5
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
NE
0
NNE
10
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
S
10
SE
10
SE
5
S
5
W
0
SW
0
E
5
E
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
High Tide
1:08AM1.57m
1:38PM1.44m
2:06AM1.52m
2:38PM1.41m
3:02AM1.49m
Low Tide
6:50PM0.17m
7:29AM0.18m
7:48PM0.22m
8:27AM0.21m
8:46PM0.25m
9:22AM0.22m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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6:43
6:43
6:45
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5:25
5:24
5:22
5:22
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
12
11
11
10
10
14
18
19
16
13
13
12
13
15
16
15
15
14
14
14
14
15
16
12
12
9
9
7
7
12
16
18
14
10
10
9
10
13
14
13
13
13
14
14
14
15
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
S
9
0.9
S
9
0.9
S
9
1.1
S
14
1
S
10
1.1
S
10
1.1
S
10
1.2
S
13
1.1
S
13
1
S
12
1
S
12
0.9
S
12
1
S
12
1.1
S
12
0.9
S
12
1
S
12
1.6
S
16
1.6
S
16
1.5
S
14
1.5
S
14
1.4
S
13
1.4
S
12
1.3
S
12
1.2
S
11
Energy kJ
117
123
127
436
206
244
230
473
386
276
273
233
282
336
229
264
1354
1289
944
818
653
584
464
369
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
8
0.4
S
12
0.5
S
14
0.2
E
9
0.7
S
14
0.7
S
14
0.8
S
13
0.2
E
9
0.2
S
18
0.3
NNE
5
0.2
NNE
5
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
11
0.5
S
16
0.9
S
16
0.2
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
10
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
N
12
0.1
NE
18
Energy kJ
14
48
101
6
181
189
215
6
24
4
2
8
8
9
132
417
9
2
2
3
3
3
3
12
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
12
0.4
SE
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.1
NE
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
NNE
6
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
NNE
5
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
8
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
N
12
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
Energy kJ
28
14
5
3
6
6
6
3
6
7
7
3
3
3
9
9
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
6
0.4
NNW
3
0.3
N
3
0.2
NNE
9
0.4
SSW
3
0.2
WSW
3
0.8
S
4
0.7
S
5
0.8
S
5
Energy kJ
3
2
2
7
3
1
22
24
31
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
1
Distance (km)
0
0
3
3
3
3
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
96
97
0
0
0
0
52
Best forecast wave conditions in East Cape
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
3
4
5
6
8
5
7
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
7
7
6
6
5
8
9
9
8
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
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