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Three Points surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand
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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
17.4° 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 8PM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (12 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (12 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Three Points. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the SSW by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | Fri 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 8 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 7 | S 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | |
865 | 760 | 563 | 434 | 413 | 407 | 510 | 858 | 790 | 691 | 2471 | 728 | 2275 | 2456 | 2466 | 2270 | 1879 | 2225 | 1472 | 569 | 612 | 660 | 518 | 431 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | |
High Tide | 1:44PM1.31m | 2:05AM1.42m | 2:38PM1.36m | 2:59AM1.46m | 3:34PM1.44m | 3:54AM1.51m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:39AM0.31m | 7:52PM0.33m | 8:28AM0.26m | 8:46PM0.30m | 9:20AM0.20m | 9:42PM0.25m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | |
— | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | |
Temp °C | 12 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 |
9 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | E 9 | S 14 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 12 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 10 |
865 | 760 | 563 | 434 | 413 | 407 | 327 | 858 | 790 | 691 | 63 | 626 | 44 | 43 | 43 | 42 | 42 | 1607 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 45 | 48 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 16 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NNE 9 | E 9 | S 22 | S 22 | SE 14 | SSW 19 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | N 13 | NE 9 | NE 10 |
131 | 128 | 125 | 94 | 92 | 92 | 509 | 83 | 88 | 66 | 8 | 45 | 37 | 36 | 8 | 125 | 42 | 42 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | NNE 4 | S 16 | ENE 9 | NNE 5 | — | S 26 | S 24 | S 24 | NE 9 | NE 9 | — | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | SE 14 | N 14 | — | SE 12 | — | — | — |
29 | 27 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 195 | 90 | 2 | — | 13 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 3 | — | 9 | 9 | 7 | 4 | — | 6 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNE 2 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | N 3 | — | S 11 | S 5 | S 6 | S 7 | S 14 | S 8 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 7 | S 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 |
— | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | — | 510 | 62 | 112 | 248 | 2471 | 728 | 2275 | 2456 | 2466 | 2270 | 1879 | 2225 | 1472 | 569 | 612 | 660 | 518 | 431 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 3 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 73 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 182 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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