Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.29° S 178.35° E

Three Points 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 31 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Three Points sea temperature is
15.9°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 (31 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 12s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Three Points at 8AM is: 2.3m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 31). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Oct)7ft (2.1m)9s
Afternoon (31 Oct)8ft (2.5m)10s
Evening (31 Oct)8ft (2.4m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Fri night, calm by Sat night).

Saturday
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
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)
0
0
4
3
1
2
3
4
4
4
3
1
0
1
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
18
0.5
S
17
2.4
S
9
2
S
8
2.3
S
9
2.5
S
11
2.5
S
12
2.4
S
12
2.3
S
12
2.1
S
12
2
S
12
1.8
S
12
1.7
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
11
1
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.8
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.5
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
97
153
888
572
880
1379
1817
1557
1480
1256
1113
895
805
628
538
389
295
235
184
138
94
94
66
44
Wind (km/h)
30
WSW
30
SSW
25
SW
20
SSW
30
S
30
S
20
S
10
SSW
10
WSW
5
W
10
NNW
15
NNE
25
NE
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
20
N
20
NNW
15
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:13PM1.62m
10:44AM1.72m
11:08PM1.59m
11:39AM1.69m
00:05AM1.55m
12:36PM1.65m
Low Tide
4:30AM0.03m
5:06PM0.08m
5:24AM0.05m
6:02PM0.10m
6:20AM0.09m
6:59PM0.12m
clear
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
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5:58
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7:38
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7:40
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 mm
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1
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Temp °C
13
10
9
12
12
13
12
12
11
10
10
14
17
20
16
13
12
13
14
16
18
20
17
14
Feels °C
6
3
3
6
5
6
6
9
8
8
7
10
11
16
13
10
10
11
12
13
14
15
12
11
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