Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.29° S 178.35° E

Three Points 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 21 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Three Points sea temperature is
14.6°C
0.6° 

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 (22 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Three Points at 1AM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)15s
Afternoon (22 Oct)4ft (1.2m)13s
Evening (22 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
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
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
1
2
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
S
12
1.1
S
12
1
S
11
1
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.8
S
14
1.2
S
13
1.2
S
13
1.1
S
13
1
S
11
0.9
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.9
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
316
316
248
235
191
191
264
511
480
389
246
175
128
125
94
92
94
92
157
Wind (km/h)
5
ENE
5
NNE
5
NW
5
W
5
W
5
WNW
10
NE
15
NE
10
NE
5
NNW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
15
SSE
15
SSE
5
SSE
5
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
High Tide
2:39PM1.35m
3:05AM1.26m
3:29PM1.36m
3:57AM1.29m
4:19PM1.39m
Low Tide
9:00PM0.38m
9:13AM0.38m
9:49PM0.35m
10:04AM0.35m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
15
14
13
13
12
12
16
17
20
21
17
14
13
13
16
17
16
14
13
Feels °C
14
13
12
12
10
11
14
14
18
20
14
10
10
10
12
14
13
13
12
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