Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.29° S 178.35° E

Three Points 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 15 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Three Points sea temperature is
16.3°C
0.2° 

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 (15 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Three Points at 7AM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 1.0m 9s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Nov)3.5ft (1.0m)13s
Afternoon (15 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Evening (15 Nov)2.5ft (0.7m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Mon morning, min 14°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wed
18
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
S
14
1.1
S
14
1
S
13
0.9
S
13
0.8
S
13
0.8
S
12
0.7
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
11
1.4
NNE
7
1.5
NNE
7
1.1
NE
7
1.3
NNE
7
1.5
NNE
7
2
NNE
7
1.8
NNE
8
1.7
NNE
8
1.1
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
1.3
NNE
8
0.9
NE
8
1.6
NNE
8
1.6
NNE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
682
456
347
273
202
184
136
95
89
180
217
132
178
228
426
428
361
167
163
220
104
300
266
99
84
84
82
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
5
NW
10
NW
20
NNE
35
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
20
N
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNE
20
N
20
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
15
NNW
15
N
15
N
15
NNW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:35PM1.38m
10:59AM1.46m
11:18PM1.34m
11:42AM1.43m
00:02AM1.30m
12:26PM1.40m
00:48AM1.27m
Low Tide
4:47AM0.28m
5:20PM0.32m
5:30AM0.31m
6:05PM0.34m
6:14AM0.34m
6:50PM0.35m
6:58AM0.36m
clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
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Temp °C
15
14
16
22
22
22
20
17
16
15
16
21
25
24
23
18
19
19
18
22
24
25
22
18
18
18
18
Feels °C
12
13
15
19
16
17
16
15
15
14
15
19
22
21
21
17
16
16
15
19
21
22
21
16
16
17
17
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