Three Points surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Sunday 26 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
17.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Three Points today?

The current surf forecast for Three Points at 1PM is: 1.2m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 26). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Afternoon (26 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Evening (26 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wed
29
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
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
S
10
1.1
S
10
1.1
S
10
1.2
S
13
1.1
S
13
1
S
12
1
S
12
0.9
S
12
0.9
S
12
1
S
12
0.8
S
12
0.9
S
16
1.5
S
16
1.6
S
16
1.5
S
14
1.4
S
13
1.4
S
13
1.3
S
12
1.2
S
12
1.2
S
11
1.1
S
11
1.1
S
10
1
S
10
0.9
S
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
206
244
230
473
386
271
273
229
229
278
184
417
1149
1241
918
694
653
504
396
357
274
234
186
133
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
10
NW
5
NW
5
NNE
5
ENE
5
WNW
15
W
15
SW
10
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSW
5
SW
5
W
5
WNW
5
ENE
10
ENE
5
NE
5
N
5
NNW
cross
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
1:08AM1.57m
1:38PM1.44m
2:06AM1.52m
2:38PM1.41m
3:02AM1.49m
3:35PM1.40m
Low Tide
7:29AM0.18m
7:48PM0.22m
8:27AM0.21m
8:46PM0.25m
9:22AM0.22m
9:42PM0.28m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:43
6:43
6:45
6:46
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5:24
5:22
5:22
5:21
1
1
1
Temp °C
10
10
14
18
19
16
13
13
12
12
14
16
16
15
15
14
13
12
14
16
15
14
13
13
7
7
12
16
18
15
10
10
9
9
11
13
14
13
14
13
12
11
14
15
13
13
12
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
S
10
1.1
S
10
1.1
S
10
1.2
S
13
1.1
S
13
1
S
12
1
S
12
0.9
S
12
0.9
S
12
1
S
12
0.8
S
12
1
S
12
1.5
S
16
1.6
S
16
1.5
S
14
1.4
S
13
1.4
S
13
1.3
S
12
1.2
S
12
1.2
S
11
1.1
S
11
1.1
S
10
1
S
10
0.9
S
9
Energy kJ
206
244
230
473
386
271
273
229
229
278
184
266
1149
1241
918
694
653
504
396
357
274
234
186
133
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
14
0.7
S
14
0.8
S
13
0.2
E
9
0.2
S
18
0.2
NNE
5
0.2
NNE
5
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
11
0.5
S
16
0.9
S
16
0.2
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
10
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
18
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.1
NE
8
Energy kJ
181
189
215
6
24
2
3
8
8
9
126
417
9
2
2
3
3
3
3
12
2
2
6
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
N
3
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
NNE
5
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
8
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
18
0.1
NE
18
0.1
NE
18
0.1
NE
6
Energy kJ
6
6
6
1
6
7
7
3
3
3
9
9
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
12
12
12
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
6
0.3
NNW
2
0.2
N
6
0.4
N
3
0.2
NNE
9
0.5
N
4
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.7
S
4
0.6
S
5
0.7
S
5
0.8
SSE
5
0.1
NE
5
0.2
ENE
2
0.3
NE
2
0.3
NE
2
Energy kJ
1
1
2
3
7
10
2
3
16
16
21
33
1
1
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
2
1
1
Distance (km)
3
3
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
11
11
0
0
0
0
0
0
53
53
7
3
0
Best forecast wave conditions in East Cape
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
1
2
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
3
8
5
7
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
8
5
7
6
5
7
7
9
9
8
7
5
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
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