Three Points surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Friday 11 Jul 2025 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
15.2° 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 12AM is: 1.8m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 2.5m 7s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 11). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jul)--
Afternoon (12 Jul)6ft (1.9m)12s
Evening (12 Jul)6ft (1.9m)12s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Sat
19
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
E
1.9
E
1.9
E
1.8
E
1.8
E
3
NNE
1.9
E
1.9
E
1.9
E
1.8
E
1.7
E
1.7
E
1.7
E
1.7
E
1.7
E
1.8
E
1.8
E
1.6
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.5
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.5
ESE
1.7
E
1.7
E
1.5
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.8
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.1
ESE
1
ESE
1
ESE
0.9
ESE
1.2
S
2
SSE
1.9
SSE
2.2
SSE
2.2
S
2.3
S
2.3
SSE
1.4
SE
1
ESE
1.4
SE
1.3
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.4
SSE
Period(s) (?)121212121281212121212111111111111111111111111111111111111111091010111111111011101010101010101010967778109101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)1119119913051464197831731441126612561006865819798802775876880712683611609629514504534617617652554651589647675683750780719615525567564505482392314296330490784863638778828754733568546671614624
Wind
(km/h)
30
NNE
30
NNE
35
NNE
40
NNE
45
NNE
15
SSW
10
NNW
10
NW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
NW
5
NNE
15
NE
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
10
N
10
N
5
NNE
5
NNW
5
W
10
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WNW
25
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
20
W
20
W
15
WNW
10
W
15
W
10
WNW
5
NNE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NE
10
N
30
E
30
NNE
15
N
15
N
10
NNE
15
SW
35
WSW
50
SW
50
SW
50
SW
45
SW
40
SW
35
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
10
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononoffcross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglassoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassonononcross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:32PM
1.48
6:47AM
1.39
7:17PM
1.52
7:33AM
1.41
8:01PM
1.55
8:19AM
1.42
8:45PM
1.57
9:06AM
1.44
9:30PM
1.58
9:55AM
1.46
10:17PM
1.58
10:45AM
1.47
11:07PM
1.58
11:38AM
1.49
11:59PM
1.56
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:49AM
0.31
1:01PM
0.23
1:36AM
0.27
1:47PM
0.20
2:22AM
0.23
2:32PM
0.18
3:08AM
0.20
3:19PM
0.17
3:54AM
0.16
4:07PM
0.17
4:42AM
0.14
4:57PM
0.17
5:31AM
0.12
5:50PM
0.18
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Sat
19
Sunrise------7:20-------7:20-------7:20-------7:20-------7:18-------7:18-------7:18-----
Sunset5:01-------5:01-------5:02-------5:04-------5:04-------5:05-------5:06-------5:06---
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Rain (mm)
---2622--------------11-2--1-----------------518---1-1111-----
Temp. °C15141514141313151614121110101214161413121313131213131212111113151514129989131311111012151415151311111010101111988
Feels °C (?)9897610111213111098811121411109111212111312119778111210755361197776101112131142-10123445
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