Three Points surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 02 Apr 2026 NZDT
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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
19.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Three Points today?

The current surf forecast for Three Points at 9PM is: 1.5m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 02). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Apr)5ft (1.5m)13s
Afternoon (02 Apr)5ft (1.5m)12s
Evening (02 Apr)5ft (1.5m)12s

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


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Thursday
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
2
1
1
0
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
S
1.5
S
1.5
S
1.5
S
1.5
S
1.4
S
1
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.5
S
1.4
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.1
S
1
S
1
S
1.3
ENE
0.8
S
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
Period(s) (?)1312121212121717161615131313121212129119999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)73669069069066857456582776114551137958775648439353289284276157184199193188
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSW
10
SSE
10
SE
5
ESE
5
NE
5
NNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
NNE
10
NE
15
NE
20
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
N
20
NE
30
NNE
25
NNE
20
N
15
NNW
10
NW
5
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
crosscrossglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
glassonononcross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:01AM
1.52
7:29PM
1.48
7:47AM
1.51
8:14PM
1.50
8:32AM
1.50
8:58PM
1.51
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:19PM
0.17
1:39AM
0.21
2:04PM
0.17
2:26AM
0.21
2:47PM
0.17
3:11AM
0.22
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Sunrise--------7:20-------7:22-------
Sunset--6:59-------6:58-------6:55-----
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C141615151414131315161616141413131619191715141414
Feels °C (?)111413141314121215141313111211111516141312111213
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