Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Three Points today (25 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Three Points at 5AM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (25 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (25 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Three Points. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 15 | S 15 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 680 | 630 | 451 | 392 | 324 | 251 | 233 | 225 | 169 | 121 | 106 | 80 | 154 | 221 | 211 | 188 | 116 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:20AM1.29m | 3:52PM1.37m | 4:10AM1.30m | 4:41PM1.39m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:14PM0.42m | 9:31AM0.36m | 10:05PM0.40m | 10:21AM0.34m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 |
| kJ | 680 | 630 | 451 | 392 | 324 | 251 | 233 | 225 | 169 | 121 | 85 | 80 | 73 | 221 | 211 | 188 | 116 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 18 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 35 | 35 | 44 | 44 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 46 | 74 | 106 | 68 | 154 | 48 | 44 | 27 | 38 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | — | — | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 32 | 31 | 30 | 42 | 43 | 43 | 42 | 42 | 39 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | N 4 | — | — | — | — | NNE 4 | N 4 | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 2 | — |
| kJ | 5 | 3 | 3 | 11 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 45 | 3 | 0 |
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