Three Points surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Monday 06 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
19.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Three Points today?

The current surf forecast for Three Points at 4AM is: 2.2m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 06). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Apr)7.5ft (2.3m)8s
Afternoon (07 Apr)8ft (2.5m)8s
Evening (07 Apr)8ft (2.5m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2
ENE
2
ENE
2.1
ENE
2.2
ENE
2.3
ENE
2.4
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.4
ENE
2.2
ENE
2.1
ENE
2.1
ENE
2
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.6
E
Period(s) (?)1010108888811111111111010101010101010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)748748800599686745827867160516451546141213331215922850815716806703603637641510
Wind
(km/h)
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
20
N
15
N
15
N
20
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononcross-
on
ononononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:22PM
1.50
9:40AM
1.43
10:04PM
1.47
10:22AM
1.39
10:47PM
1.43
11:05AM
1.34
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:38AM
0.27
3:54PM
0.25
4:21AM
0.30
4:36PM
0.29
5:05AM
0.34
5:19PM
0.33
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Sunrise----6:24-------6:26-------6:26---
Sunset------5:51-------5:49-------5:47-
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C171616171717171717171717191919191817171617192119
Feels °C (?)141313141313131314141415171617171615151516171817
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