Three Points surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Thursday 26 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
19.5° 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 2PM is: 2.0m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am March 26). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Mar)5.5ft (1.7m)6s
Afternoon (26 Mar)7ft (2.1m)7s
Evening (26 Mar)7.5ft (2.3m)7s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sun
29
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
NE
1.6
NE
1.7
ENE
1.9
NE
2.1
NE
2.3
NE
2.3
NE
2.3
NE
2.3
NE
2.3
NE
2.4
NE
2.5
NE
2.4
NE
2.1
NE
1.9
NE
1.9
NNE
1.5
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.6
ESE
2
E
1.7
ESE
Period(s) (?)666777777777777799111110121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1571952383224154855435585395395886776044163443233444025114524927151151787
Wind
(km/h)
25
NE
25
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
35
NE
30
NE
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
15
N
20
N
25
N
20
N
15
NNW
10
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononononononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:51PM
1.54
1:24AM
1.60
1:50PM
1.49
2:23AM
1.56
2:51PM
1.46
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:46AM
0.14
7:08PM
0.12
7:43AM
0.18
8:05PM
0.16
8:43AM
0.21
9:04PM
0.19
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sun
29
Sunrise--7:13-------7:15-------7:15-----
Sunset-----7:09-------7:07-------7:07--
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
--11222254331-1---------
Temp. °C171717171716171717171617181717171718192223201818
Feels °C (?)141312121211131313131213141415151517182121181818
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