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Three Points Surf Forecast
/ East Cape (19 surf breaks) /
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Three Points surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Wednesday 20 May 2026 NZSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
16.7° 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 7AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (21 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
| Evening (21 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Three Points. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | Saturday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 7 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 12 | |
61 | 59 | 41 | 36 | 21 | 30 | 38 | 51 | 55 | 91 | 68 | 64 | 69 | 74 | 102 | 138 | 133 | 154 | 170 | 208 | 255 | 309 | 266 | 646 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | on | glassy | |
High Tide | 9:03PM1.78m | 9:28AM1.64m | 9:59PM1.75m | 10:25AM1.59m | 10:55PM1.70m | 11:23AM1.53m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:25AM0.03m | 3:43PM0.00m | 4:22AM0.05m | 4:39PM0.05m | 5:18AM0.08m | 5:35PM0.11m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:59 | — |
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Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | NE 7 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 12 |
 kJ | 61 | 59 | 41 | 36 | 21 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 55 | 91 | 68 | 64 | 69 | 74 | 102 | 138 | 133 | 154 | 170 | 208 | 255 | 309 | 266 | 646 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ESE 12 | SE 7 | ESE 12 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | NE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | S 13 | ENE 12 | S 13 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 35 | 33 | 32 | 38 | 36 | 24 | 20 | 54 | 138 | 82 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 8 | ESE 12 | SE 6 | ESE 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | S 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SE 11 | SE 11 | S 16 | S 16 | S 9 | S 13 | SE 9 | S 13 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 7 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 1 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 55 | 13 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | NNE 3 | — | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | — | NE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 4 | — | 10 | 11 | 30 | 38 | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 317 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 83 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
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