
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Three Points today (15 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Three Points at 2PM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (15 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (15 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Three Points. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
396 | 392 | 356 | 294 | 288 | 248 | 232 | 197 | 108 | 138 | 172 | 176 | 157 | 161 | 254 | 192 | 188 | 160 | 150 | 101 | 83 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:51AM1.56m | 9:10PM1.54m | 9:36AM1.54m | 9:55PM1.49m | 10:21AM1.50m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:05PM0.16m | 3:27AM0.14m | 3:51PM0.21m | 4:11AM0.20m | 4:36PM0.26m | ||||||||||||||||
6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
396 | 392 | 356 | 294 | 288 | 248 | 232 | 197 | 108 | 138 | 172 | 176 | 157 | 161 | 254 | 192 | 188 | 160 | 150 | 101 | 83 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 12 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 12 | NE 12 | SE 10 | S 9 | SE 12 | SE 13 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NNE 11 | NE 11 | SE 11 |
5 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 5 | 3 | 23 | 23 | 80 | 78 | 75 | 80 | 99 | 112 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 12 | 5 | 32 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 13 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | NE 12 | NE 12 | N 3 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | NE 12 | NNE 6 | N 6 | N 4 | S 13 | S 8 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 15 | ESE 14 |
7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 23 | 1 | 28 | 82 | 61 | 23 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 41 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 3 | NNE 4 | N 4 | N 4 | — | — | — | NNE 5 | — | N 5 | — | W 2 | — | W 3 | NNW 6 | N 3 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 |
— | — | 4 | 8 | 15 | 7 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 27 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 10 | 4 | 26 | 21 | 37 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 52 | 54 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 35 | 18 | 18 |
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