Three Points 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 38.29° S 178.35° E

Issued: 12 pm 06 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Three Points sea temperature is

15.5°C

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

Surf Forecasts:

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

Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with NE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with NE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Three Points at 9PM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.4m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (06 Nov)	3.5ft (1.1m)	7s
Afternoon (06 Nov)	3.5ft (1.1m)	7s
Evening (06 Nov)	4ft (1.2m)	7s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 25°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the NNE by Sat afternoon).
	Fri 6					Saturday 7								Sunday 8								Mon 9
	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	1	0	0	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	N 6	N 6	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 7	NNE 7	N 7	NNE 7	NE 7	NE 7
Wave Graph
kJ	105	109	139	188	132	186	197	151	112	125	153	163	175	199	189	206	257	240	207	202	205	181	93	77
Wind (km/h)	NNE	ENE	NE	WNW	NW	NW	NNW	N	NNE	NNE	NNE	N	NNE	NNE	N	N	N	N	N	NNW	NNW	NW	W	W
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	on	on	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide				4:27PM1.50m				5:02AM1.45m				5:20PM1.48m				5:53AM1.47m				6:10PM1.47m				6:41AM1.50m
Low Tide		10:14AM0.24m				10:46PM0.18m				11:10AM0.26m				11:37PM0.18m				12:02PM0.26m				00:25AM0.19m


	5:54	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:50	—
	—	—	—	7:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:47	—	—	—	7:49
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	4	3	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	21	23	23	25	19	17	17	17	19	19	21	19	17	18	16	16	21	23	24	22	17	15	14	15
Feels °C	22	22	22	24	18	16	16	17	19	17	17	16	14	15	14	14	17	19	20	18	15	14	13	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 7	S 10	S 10	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	NE 13	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7
kJ	105	33	31	158	132	115	115	115	31	31	31	29	17	16	16	8	6	6	6	7	151	112	93	77
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 11	N 16	E 12	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	SSE 10	E 12	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 10	E 10	E 10	N 13	E 11	S 12	N 13	E 10	NE 13	NE 14	E 10	E 9
kJ	36	5	3	31	48	47	30	32	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	2	3	4	2	7	7	2	2
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 16	E 12	N 16	E 12	N 16	N 16	N 16	N 15	N 15	N 15	N 12	N 15	N 15	NE 14	NE 14	S 12	S 12	N 16	S 11	S 8	E 10	E 10	NE 14	NE 14
kJ	5	3	5	3	5	5	5	4	4	4	3	4	4	8	7	3	3	5	2	1	2	2	7	7
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	NE 7	NE 7	N 6	N 6	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 7	NNE 7	N 7	NNE 7	—	—
kJ	—	109	139	188	123	186	197	151	112	125	153	163	175	199	189	206	257	240	207	202	205	181	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	1	1
Distance (km)	0	45	7	0	3	3	3	3	18	42	52	35	49	48	18	18	35	18	18	18	3	11	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	1		1	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1				2	2		2	2	2	2	2	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	3	4	3	2	3	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	8	8	7	6	7	5	5	5	9	8	7	7	6	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4

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