Three Points Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.29° S 178.35° E

Three Points 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 06 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Three Points sea temperature is
13.9°C
0.4° 

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


How big are the waves at Three Points today (06 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 18s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Three Points at 8AM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Sep)2ft (0.6m)11s
Afternoon (06 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)18s
Evening (06 Sep)1ft (0.3m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun morning, min 7°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
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
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
10
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
11
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
S
18
0.3
S
18
0.3
S
16
0.3
S
16
0.3
S
16
0.2
S
16
1
N
4
1.1
N
5
1.1
N
5
0.9
NNE
6
1.3
N
7
1
S
8
1.4
S
9
1.6
S
9
1.5
S
8
1.4
SSE
8
1.2
SSE
8
1
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
15
99
85
9
26
55
47
45
47
21
37
53
53
64
178
143
284
373
317
250
179
129
88
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
5
NNE
5
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
15
N
15
N
15
NNW
15
N
15
N
10
NNW
10
W
15
SW
20
WSW
25
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
30
SW
25
SW
20
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
00:28AM1.50m
1:03PM1.55m
1:28AM1.49m
2:04PM1.56m
2:30AM1.48m
3:05PM1.57m
Low Tide
6:46AM0.16m
7:21PM0.22m
7:44AM0.16m
8:22PM0.21m
8:45AM0.16m
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:20
6:20
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:47
5:49
5:50
 mm
1
2
1
Temp °C
11
9
13
17
16
15
13
13
16
16
16
16
15
14
11
11
10
10
11
14
13
11
10
Feels °C
7
5
10
15
15
12
9
10
14
14
14
14
14
13
8
7
4
4
5
8
7
5
5
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