Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Three Points today (04 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Three Points at 1AM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 03). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (04 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (04 Aug) | 13ft (4.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Three Points. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 4°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Mon afternoon, strong winds from the SSW by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 3 | Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 15 | S 8 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 426 | 331 | 272 | 301 | 347 | 488 | 531 | 846 | 2080 | 3419 | 4357 | 3685 | 4219 | 5629 | 6042 | 5802 | 4942 | 4293 | 3413 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 9:30PM1.51m | 9:55AM1.43m | 10:13PM1.51m | 10:41AM1.45m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:53AM0.21m | 4:07PM0.24m | 4:36AM0.19m | 4:54PM0.24m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 15 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
Feels °C | 13 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | -1 | -2 | -3 | -4 | -4 | -4 | -2 | -1 | -1 | -1 | 0 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 15 | S 14 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | — | — | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 |
| kJ | 426 | 331 | 272 | 301 | 347 | 488 | 531 | 482 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 5 | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 17 | NE 12 | ENE 12 | E 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 11 |
| kJ | 30 | 125 | 198 | 114 | 55 | 138 | 23 | 14 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 13 | SSW 10 | ENE 13 | ENE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | E 18 | E 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 27 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 24 | 23 | 6 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 2 | W 3 | WSW 3 | S 8 | S 8 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 7 | 482 | 846 | 2080 | 3419 | 4357 | 3685 | 4219 | 5629 | 6042 | 5802 | 4942 | 4293 | 3413 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 76 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 312 | 76 | 76 | 78 | 190 | 183 | 183 | 77 | 76 |
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