Three Points surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Sunday 22 Feb 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
20.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Three Points today?

The current surf forecast for Three Points at 1AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm February 22). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Feb)1ft (0.3m)9s
Afternoon (23 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)13s
Evening (23 Feb)5ft (1.5m)11s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
3
3
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
S
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.8
S
0.4
ENE
0.3
NE
0.2
S
0.8
S
1.6
S
1.5
S
1.3
S
1.1
S
1
S
0.7
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.9
SSE
1.1
S
0.4
NE
1.9
S
1.9
S
1.8
S
1.6
S
1.7
S
Period(s) (?)988888914131211101099888978889
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)6420212286201316212699515347220166799410916121337398358294452
Wind
(km/h)
5
ENE
5
ESE
5
S
15
S
20
SW
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSE
20
SSE
5
SE
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
5
NW
5
NNW
10
ESE
20
S
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscrosscrosscrossglasscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:57PM
1.56
11:18AM
1.59
11:48PM
1.57
12:09PM
1.57
12:41AM
1.57
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:12AM
0.14
5:39PM
0.09
6:04AM
0.15
6:29PM
0.11
6:58AM
0.18
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Sunrise-----6:43-------6:43-------6:45--
Sunset-7:57-------7:55-------7:54------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C242218161515181918171515151420242219171715141618
Feels °C (?)232118141212151615161414141320221916121310101214
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