Three Points Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.29° S 178.35° E

Three Points 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 22 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Three Points sea temperature is
14.4° 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 (22 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Three Points at 8PM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Jul)4ft (1.2m)12s
Afternoon (22 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Evening (22 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 7°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
12
1
S
12
1
S
12
1
S
11
1
S
11
0.9
S
13
0.6
S
9
0.4
SSE
13
0.4
SE
11
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
11
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
SSE
11
0.3
SSE
11
0.3
S
10
0.5
E
9
0.6
ENE
8
0.7
E
9
0.8
E
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
446
350
289
279
260
256
272
63
58
37
71
64
40
39
37
22
18
38
55
73
184
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
5
NE
10
NE
5
NNE
5
NW
10
W
10
W
10
W
5
NW
10
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
N
10
N
15
NNW
15
N
15
N
Wind State
glassy
on
on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
12:22PM1.44m
00:39AM1.44m
1:12PM1.40m
1:29AM1.38m
2:02PM1.38m
Low Tide
6:09AM0.18m
6:31PM0.28m
6:57AM0.24m
7:20PM0.34m
7:43AM0.29m
8:09PM0.38m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:16
7:15
7:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:08
5:09
5:10
 mm
Temp °C
9
11
12
10
9
8
7
7
9
12
13
11
9
8
9
9
11
15
15
12
12
Feels °C
7
9
10
8
7
5
4
4
6
8
9
8
6
5
6
7
8
12
11
8
9
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