Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Three Points today (16 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Three Points at 1PM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 16). An open ocean swell of 2.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 11ft (3.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 13ft (4.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Three Points. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Fri afternoon, light winds from the W by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 75 | 47 | 50 | 38 | 2542 | 3238 | 3706 | 3830 | 3957 | 3991 | 3845 | 3888 | 3755 | 3597 | 3466 | 2877 | 2176 | 1179 | 983 | 822 | 664 | 492 | 425 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 10:47AM1.50m | 11:06PM1.40m | 11:31AM1.46m | 11:50PM1.36m | 12:16PM1.41m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:36AM0.23m | 5:05PM0.28m | 5:19AM0.27m | 5:50PM0.32m | 6:03AM0.32m | 6:35PM0.36m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:25 | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 11 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNW 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 13 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | S 9 |
| kJ | 75 | 47 | 50 | 38 | 26 | 24 | 26 | 17 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 626 | 479 | 242 | 197 | 201 | 425 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | S 6 | ENE 9 | NE 14 | NE 8 | — | — | — | S 18 | — | N 18 | — | NE 12 | — | N 17 | N 16 | N 16 | NE 11 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 4 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 10 | — | — | — | 6 | — | 6 | — | 6 | — | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 119 | 161 | 200 | 243 | 153 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 16 | N 16 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | S 14 |
| kJ | 8 | 16 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 236 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | W 3 | SSW 5 | SSW 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | — |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 78 | 711 | 2542 | 3238 | 3706 | 3830 | 3957 | 3991 | 3845 | 3888 | 3755 | 3597 | 3466 | 2877 | 2176 | 1179 | 983 | 822 | 664 | 492 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 17 | 0 | 17 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 73 | 82 | 367 | 337 | 82 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 76 | 96 | 17 | 0 |
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