Three Points surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Friday 27 Feb 2026 NZDT
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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
20.4° 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 1PM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am February 27). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Feb)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Afternoon (27 Feb)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Evening (27 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Mon
02
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
2
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.4
NE
0.5
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
1.4
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.3
SSE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.8
NE
0.8
SE
0.7
SE
0.7
ESE
Period(s) (?)109991111111166677777777711777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1177565483358414015016015615415481738484848684162625446
Wind
(km/h)
5
NW
5
W
15
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSE
20
S
20
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
5
SE
0
WSW
5
WNW
10
N
15
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
10
NW
25
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
crossglassglasscross-
off
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
crossoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:37AM
1.55
3:02PM
1.49
3:39AM
1.55
4:04PM
1.47
4:40AM
1.56
5:05PM
1.47
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:54AM
0.22
9:18PM
0.17
9:56AM
0.23
10:19PM
0.17
10:57AM
0.22
11:18PM
0.16
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Mon
02
Sunrise-6:47-------6:48-------6:48------
Sunset-----7:50-------7:49-------7:47--
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
----1-11111-------------
Temp. °C171720201918171716161617181716151413171919191717
Feels °C (?)171719181716141413131315151414141412161615161613
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