Three Points surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Friday 19 Sep 2025 NZST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
14.4° 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 11AM is: 2.3m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 19). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)14s
Afternoon (19 Sep)8ft (2.4m)8s
Evening (19 Sep)7ft (2.1m)9s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Mon
22
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
2
1
1
3
4
3
3
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.5
SSE
2.3
S
2.4
S
2.4
S
2.1
S
2.3
S
1.8
S
1.7
S
1.5
S
1.4
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.2
S
1
S
1.4
SSE
1.3
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
Period(s) (?)151414889991099991014141313121212111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)848010461675983565686159350838033330827640578860955643934422016311684
Wind
(km/h)
25
W
25
W
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
SW
0
W
10
ENE
20
NE
25
NNE
20
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
N
30
NNE
25
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffglassononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:25AM
1.41
3:56PM
1.50
4:22AM
1.41
4:49PM
1.50
5:14AM
1.42
5:38PM
1.50
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:36AM
0.24
10:13PM
0.26
10:31AM
0.24
11:06PM
0.24
11:23AM
0.24
11:55PM
0.22
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Mon
22
Sunrise--6:01-------6:00------5:58------
Sunset-----6:00-------6:00-------6:00--
clear
clear
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
--11--------------------
Temp. °C1111101012109888101111118767101616131212
Feels °C (?)5433433445876532135910988
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for East Cape

  1. weather stationWind Update The wind is still offshore at Three Points (light winds from the SSW at Gisborne Airport 52 km from Three Points). 0.6m 8s swell from the N with a 0.2m 15s groundswell from the SE. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.

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