Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Three Points today (22 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Three Points at 4AM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (22 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (22 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Three Points. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat morning, min 8°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the W by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||
Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | ||||||||||||||||
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 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 400 | 581 | 555 | 430 | 409 | 339 | 327 | 266 | 257 | 244 | 191 | 188 | 146 | 108 | 73 | 50 | 33 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:50AM1.36m | 1:21PM1.37m | 1:39AM1.32m | 2:12PM1.35m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:44PM0.35m | 7:04AM0.32m | 7:32PM0.39m | 7:52AM0.35m | 8:22PM0.42m | ||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 12 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | N 4 |
| kJ | 400 | 581 | 555 | 430 | 409 | 339 | 327 | 266 | 257 | 244 | 191 | 188 | 146 | 108 | 73 | 50 | 17 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 16 | SE 10 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 324 | 73 | 56 | 41 | 39 | 20 | 18 | 11 | 34 | 32 | 31 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 33 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | NE 15 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 9 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | ESE 13 |
| kJ | 96 | 90 | 53 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 33 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 6 | N 6 | — | N 3 | N 4 | N 4 | NNW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 1 | — | 5 | 18 | 28 | 139 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 18 | 3 | 7 |
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