Three Points surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Sunday 20 Jul 2025 NZST
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Three Points surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Three Points sea temperature is
15.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Three Points today?

The current surf forecast for Three Points at 7PM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 20). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jul)--
Afternoon (20 Jul)4ft (1.2m)10s
Evening (20 Jul)4ft (1.2m)10s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.7
SSE
1.9
SSE
2
SSE
2.1
SSE
2.1
SSE
2.1
SSE
2.1
SSE
2
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
3
SE
2.5
SE
2.5
SE
2.5
SE
2.5
SE
Period(s) (?)1010101091010101010888888810101010101111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)3113032953873603792534042385614675717328579109439001228150814861430152116401693
Wind
(km/h)
25
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
S
20
S
25
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
30
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSW
20
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffcross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:31PM
1.53
1:52AM
1.53
2:30PM
1.56
2:52AM
1.53
3:30PM
1.58
3:52AM
1.52
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:44PM
0.20
8:11AM
0.12
8:43PM
0.21
9:09AM
0.12
9:44PM
0.20
10:08AM
0.12
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Sunrise------7:16-------7:16-------7:15-
Sunset5:07-------5:08-------5:08-------
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Rain (mm)
--------1--1-1--11-----1
Temp. °C12988778111110101091010121211111010101011
Feels °C (?)633321255554444565445557
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for East Cape

  1. weather stationWind Update Continuing clean conditions at Three Points (light winds from the WSW at Gisborne Airport 52 km from Three Points). 1.1m 10s swell from the ESE

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