Three Points Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.29° S 178.35° E

Three Points 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 18 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Three Points sea temperature is
13.9°C
0.5° 

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 (18 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Three Points at 5PM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.4m 8s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Afternoon (18 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Evening (18 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 7°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the SSW by Sun morning).

Fri
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
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
0
0
2
1
2
3
3
2
2
0
3
2
1
1
1
0
0
1
2
5
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SE
12
1.1
SE
12
1.1
SE
12
1.9
NNE
8
1.3
NNE
8
1
SE
11
1
SE
12
1
SE
12
0.9
SE
12
0.6
S
19
0.7
S
17
0.8
S
16
0.8
S
15
0.7
S
14
0.7
S
14
0.6
S
13
0.6
ESE
11
0.6
ESE
11
2.4
S
8
2.5
S
10
3
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
379
361
343
427
232
250
278
273
224
249
288
317
279
202
191
127
79
78
829
1155
2051
Wind (km/h)
15
N
20
N
20
NNE
10
N
10
NW
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
E
15
ENE
5
S
15
W
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
W
25
W
40
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
11:06AM1.45m
11:25PM1.38m
11:53AM1.41m
00:12AM1.33m
12:41PM1.37m
Low Tide
5:22PM0.31m
5:40AM0.30m
6:08PM0.36m
6:26AM0.34m
6:56PM0.39m
cloud
cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:03
6:01
6:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:59
6:00
6:00
 mm
1
2
Temp °C
15
15
14
13
12
11
10
10
14
16
16
14
15
15
14
14
15
9
13
11
9
Feels °C
12
11
11
12
10
9
8
8
12
14
13
13
12
11
9
9
9
0
5
4
4
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