Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.29° S 178.35° E

Three Points 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 12 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Three Points sea temperature is
16.4°C
0.3° 

Three Points surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Three Points today (12 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Three Points at 5AM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Nov)4ft (1.2m)8s
Afternoon (12 Nov)5ft (1.6m)8s
Evening (12 Nov)3.5ft (1.0m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sun
15
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
0
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
NNE
7
1.4
NE
8
1.2
NE
8
1.2
NE
8
1.2
NE
8
1.6
NNE
8
0.9
ENE
9
1
NNE
8
0.7
ENE
11
0.7
ENE
11
0.7
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.7
S
13
0.9
S
13
1
S
12
0.8
SSE
16
1.4
S
16
1.4
S
15
1.4
S
15
1.3
S
14
1.2
S
14
1.1
S
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
373
204
164
173
173
266
117
121
119
117
106
102
100
75
72
69
68
173
252
287
341
977
904
835
672
541
420
Wind (km/h)
15
N
10
NNW
10
NW
5
N
5
NE
10
NNW
20
WNW
15
NW
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
W
10
SE
10
ESE
15
ENE
5
E
5
WNW
10
W
5
WNW
10
SSW
5
SSE
10
SE
5
ESE
5
SE
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
10
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
8:52AM1.53m
9:09PM1.44m
9:34AM1.52m
9:52PM1.41m
10:17AM1.49m
10:35PM1.38m
Low Tide
2:38AM0.21m
3:08PM0.26m
3:21AM0.23m
3:52PM0.28m
4:04AM0.25m
4:36PM0.30m
4:47AM0.28m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
15
15
16
21
23
25
22
18
16
14
15
19
17
18
16
16
15
14
14
18
16
17
15
14
13
13
14
Feels °C
14
14
15
20
22
23
18
15
14
12
13
16
15
16
16
15
13
13
13
17
15
17
15
14
12
11
11
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