Three Points surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Wednesday 15 Apr 2026 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
19.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Three Points today?

The current surf forecast for Three Points at 5PM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 15). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Afternoon (15 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Evening (15 Apr)2ft (0.6m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
1
2
2
1
0
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.8
S
1.1
S
0.5
ESE
0.6
ESE
1
S
1.1
S
1.3
S
1.7
S
1.4
S
1.2
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
Period(s) (?)12121211111111111111147714149910131211111010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)180137134918861614040394168134113154157212327972566369231164122
Wind
(km/h)
25
W
25
WSW
20
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
15
SSW
10
WSW
25
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
15
W
10
NE
20
NNE
15
N
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
ononcross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunrise6:33-------6:33-------6:35-------
Sunset--5:38-------5:37-------5:37-----
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C161819171715161618191917141413141618191615141414
Feels °C (?)111315141311111114151615898101315151313131212
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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