Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.29° S 178.35° E

Three Points 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 07 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Three Points sea temperature is
14.3°C
0.5° 

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 (07 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Three Points at 4AM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 07). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Oct)7ft (2.2m)8s
Afternoon (07 Oct)10ft (3.0m)9s
Evening (07 Oct)10ft (3.0m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
NE
7
1.4
NE
8
1.4
NE
8
2.2
ENE
8
3
ENE
9
3
NE
10
3
ENE
10
3
ENE
10
2.5
ENE
10
2.2
ENE
10
1.9
ENE
9
1.7
ENE
9
1.1
NE
9
1.1
NE
9
1
NE
9
0.8
NE
9
0.8
NE
8
1.1
SE
7
1.1
SE
6
1.1
SE
6
1.1
SE
6
1.1
SE
6
1.1
SE
6
0.5
S
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
159
204
242
634
1463
1874
1526
1508
1184
867
633
465
188
183
152
93
84
97
85
82
82
82
88
127
Wind (km/h)
10
N
5
E
10
ESE
15
SE
15
S
5
E
10
SSE
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
Wind State
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:20AM1.45m
3:50PM1.55m
4:21AM1.46m
4:48PM1.55m
5:19AM1.47m
5:43PM1.55m
Low Tide
9:31AM0.19m
10:10PM0.19m
10:31AM0.19m
11:08PM0.17m
11:29AM0.19m
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cloud
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
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part cloud
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cloud
cloud
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light rain
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light rain
cloud
light rain
part cloud
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6:31
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6:31
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7:15
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7:15
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7:16
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 mm
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2
8
10
6
2
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1
1
1
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1
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Temp °C
12
12
12
13
12
14
14
13
13
13
13
13
14
15
14
14
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
14
Feels °C
11
11
11
11
10
14
13
11
11
11
10
9
10
11
10
12
11
11
11
12
12
12
13
13
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