
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Three Points today (22 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Three Points at 8PM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (22 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (22 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Three Points. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 7°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 13 | S 9 | SSE 13 | SE 11 | S 12 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 10 | E 9 | ENE 8 | E 9 | E 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
446 | 350 | 289 | 279 | 260 | 256 | 272 | 63 | 58 | 37 | 71 | 64 | 40 | 39 | 37 | 22 | 18 | 38 | 55 | 73 | 184 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 12:22PM1.44m | 00:39AM1.44m | 1:12PM1.40m | 1:29AM1.38m | 2:02PM1.38m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:09AM0.18m | 6:31PM0.28m | 6:57AM0.24m | 7:20PM0.34m | 7:43AM0.29m | 8:09PM0.38m | |||||||||||||||
7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 7 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 13 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 12 | S 11 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 9 | ENE 8 | E 9 | E 12 |
446 | 350 | 289 | 279 | 260 | 256 | 272 | 63 | 52 | 37 | 71 | 64 | 14 | 18 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 38 | 55 | 73 | 184 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 13 | SE 11 | ENE 6 | SE 11 | E 6 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 |
44 | 42 | 42 | 43 | 42 | 26 | 25 | 58 | 30 | 12 | 30 | 18 | 40 | 39 | 37 | 22 | 18 | 31 | 30 | 16 | 15 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 9 | N 10 | E 5 | ESE 12 | E 4 | ESE 12 | SSE 13 | SE 11 | SSW 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ENE 8 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
— | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 2 | 53 | 58 | 30 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 20 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 6 | NNE 3 | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNE 4 | N 3 | N 4 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 26 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 35 | 53 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 46 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
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