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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
16.7° 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 6AM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (22 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
| Evening (22 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Three Points. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 22 | Saturday 23 | Sunday 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
NNE 7 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | |
59 | 110 | 82 | 64 | 69 | 61 | 102 | 96 | 133 | 108 | 139 | 170 | 196 | 168 | 211 | 260 | 237 | 202 | 225 | 292 | 298 | 333 | 406 | 440 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 9:59PM1.75m | 10:25AM1.59m | 10:55PM1.70m | 11:23AM1.53m | 11:51PM1.63m | 12:22PM1.47m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:22AM0.05m | 4:39PM0.05m | 5:18AM0.08m | 5:35PM0.11m | 6:14AM0.12m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 |
9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
16 | 110 | 82 | 64 | 69 | 61 | 102 | 96 | 133 | 108 | 139 | 170 | 196 | 168 | 211 | 260 | 237 | 202 | 225 | 292 | 298 | 272 | 272 | 277 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | NE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 |
14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 35 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 36 | 21 | 33 | 29 | 53 | 82 | 113 | 111 | 85 | 65 | 61 | 333 | 406 | 440 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 11 | SE 11 | S 16 | S 10 | SE 9 | S 13 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | ENE 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SE 11 | S 15 | SE 11 | SE 10 | N 10 |
15 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 21 | 54 | 28 | 15 | 57 | 73 | 70 | 18 | 71 | 19 | 4 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 7 | NNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | NNE 3 | NE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 5 | SSW 2 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSE 3 | SE 5 | SE 5 |
59 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 35 | 58 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 45 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 82 | 17 |
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