Three Points surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Sunday 29 Mar 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
19.2° 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 9PM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 1.2m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Mar)6ft (1.8m)12s
Afternoon (29 Mar)6ft (1.8m)12s
Evening (29 Mar)5ft (1.6m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
2
3
3
2
1
0
0
1
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
2
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
ESE
1.8
ESE
1.8
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.6
N
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.6
ESE
2.3
S
2
S
1.1
S
2.5
S
2.5
S
Period(s) (?)121212121111111111118111010101716161077161414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)10009028876585565044433793232913072001731331271351331246351243959729042473
Wind
(km/h)
0
SSE
5
E
5
ESE
5
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
N
15
N
10
N
15
N
10
WNW
5
S
5
SW
5
W
5
WNW
5
WNW
15
SSW
30
S
40
S
30
S
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:53PM
1.43
4:23AM
1.52
4:52PM
1.43
5:19AM
1.52
5:48PM
1.44
6:12AM
1.52
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:43AM
0.22
10:04PM
0.22
10:42AM
0.22
11:02PM
0.22
11:38AM
0.21
11:58PM
0.22
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Sunrise--------7:16-------7:18-------
Sunset---7:05-------7:04-------7:01----
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-------1----------1311--
Temp. °C202121211919191720222420181717161919161414141313
Feels °C (?)212121221819191620212320191717161814109101099
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