Three Points 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 38.29° S 178.35° E

Issued: 11 am 13 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Three Points sea temperature is

15.2° C

Three Points surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Three Points today (13 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Three Points at 7PM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (13 Jul)	3ft (0.9m)	9s
Afternoon (13 Jul)	3ft (0.9m)	9s
Evening (13 Jul)	2.5ft (0.8m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Mon 13					Tuesday 14								Wednesday 15								Thu 16
	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
Rating (10 max)	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	1	0	1	1	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	S 13	S 12	S 12	S 12	SE 8	SE 8	ESE 12	ESE 11	ESE 11	E 11	E 11	E 10	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 14
Wave Graph
kJ	145	141	121	94	92	65	67	80	73	44	43	19	20	79	70	68	59	57	55	37	38	55	55	163
Wind (km/h)	NW	NNE	NE	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	N	N	NNW	N	NNW	NNW	NW	WNW	WNW	WNW	NW	NNE	NW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	glassy	on	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	glassy	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide				4:38PM1.66m				5:01AM1.59m				5:37PM1.71m				6:00AM1.62m					6:35PM1.75m
Low Tide		10:17AM0.07m				10:54PM0.14m				11:17AM0.03m				11:55PM0.09m					12:16PM0.00m				00:55AM0.05m


	7:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:18
	—	—	5:02	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:04	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:04	—	—	—	—	5:05
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	9	12	14	12	10	11	11	12	12	14	16	14	14	13	12	11	13	17	17	14	12	12	12	12
Feels °C	6	10	11	9	7	8	7	8	8	11	13	12	12	11	10	8	10	15	16	13	9	9	10	9
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	SE 8	SE 8	ESE 12	ESE 11	ESE 11	E 11	E 11	E 10	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 13	ESE 14
kJ	145	141	121	94	92	65	67	64	46	26	25	16	16	79	70	68	59	57	55	37	38	34	55	163
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 11	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 9	S 9	S 13	S 12	S 12	S 12	ESE 10	ESE 10	NE 5	NNE 5	NNE 5	NNE 5	NNE 5	NNE 5	NNE 5	NNE 5	ESE 13	ESE 10	NE 10
kJ	110	104	71	68	65	43	25	80	73	44	43	19	20	6	8	9	9	9	5	5	5	55	19	4
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 12	NE 11	NE 11	NE 12	NE 11	S 13	S 13	NE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	N 7	S 9	NE 10	NE 11	ESE 14	ESE 13	NNE 5	NNE 5	S 19
kJ	5	5	5	5	5	32	53	5	10	20	20	15	15	6	6	4	6	4	4	18	35	2	2	7
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	N 2	NNE 3	N 3	N 3	N 4	N 4	N 4	N 4	N 4	N 4	N 4	N 4	N 5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NNW 5
kJ	—	—	1	1	3	3	9	14	20	28	17	16	12	5	35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	17	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	0	0	0	3	0	3	0	0	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in East Cape	Loisell's	Loisell's	Hicks Bay	Hicks Bay	Waiapu River	Waiapu River	Loisell's	Loisell's	Waiapu River	Waiapu River	Waiapu River	Waiapu River	Torere Beach	Maraenui	Maraenui	Waiapu River	Waiapu River	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Waiapu River	Waiapu River	Waiapu River	Hicks Bay
Rating (10 max)	2	2	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Tuamotu Island Gisborne and Mahia	Takou Bay Northland	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Shingles West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Shingles West Coast South Island	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	1	4	4	3	3	3	1	1	5	5	6	6	6	6	4	4	4	3	1	5	1
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	6	5	5	8	7	7	6	8	6	6	6	8	4	4	4	6	4	5	5

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