Three Points surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Tuesday 07 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
19.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Three Points today?

The current surf forecast for Three Points at 7PM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 07). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Apr)7.5ft (2.3m)8s
Afternoon (07 Apr)8ft (2.5m)8s
Evening (07 Apr)8ft (2.5m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.3
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.5
ENE
3
ENE
3
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.4
ENE
2.2
ENE
2.1
ENE
2.1
ENE
2
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.6
E
1.8
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.6
E
1.6
E
Period(s) (?)88888889999999910910101010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)68680488995210001023101410111010911815777749734630660624600731500591512499489
Wind
(km/h)
25
ENE
30
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
30
NE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
15
N
10
N
10
NNW
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
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:40AM
1.43
10:04PM
1.47
10:22AM
1.39
10:47PM
1.43
11:05AM
1.34
11:31PM
1.40
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:54PM
0.25
4:21AM
0.30
4:36PM
0.29
5:05AM
0.34
5:19PM
0.33
5:50AM
0.37
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Sunrise6:24-------6:26-------6:26-------
Sunset--5:51-------5:49-------5:47-----
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
1111111-----------------
Temp. °C171717171717171718191919181717171820201918171616
Feels °C (?)131313131313141416171717161516161718181717161516
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