
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Three Points today (28 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Three Points at 2PM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 28). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (28 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (28 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Three Points. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | Friday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 14 | S 17 | S 17 | N 9 | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 14 | S 8 | S 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
50 | 52 | 52 | 68 | 108 | 139 | 85 | 80 | 139 | 89 | 82 | 15 | 52 | 51 | 24 | 41 | 41 | 85 | 81 | 77 | 103 | 105 | 88 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:08AM1.66m | 8:29PM1.62m | 8:59AM1.70m | 9:20PM1.63m | 9:50AM1.72m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:55AM0.06m | 2:24PM0.11m | 2:45AM0.03m | 3:17PM0.08m | 3:37AM0.02m | 4:11PM0.07m | |||||||||||||||||
6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 |
Feels °C | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | N 8 | N 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | N 9 | N 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
23 | 52 | 52 | 68 | 108 | 139 | 85 | 63 | 139 | 89 | 82 | 52 | 33 | 32 | 24 | 24 | 33 | 131 | 137 | 134 | 137 | 105 | 58 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | S 5 | S 6 | N 8 | N 8 | SE 14 | S 13 | S 13 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | S 14 | S 17 | N 9 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | N 9 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 |
50 | 20 | 24 | 51 | 22 | 7 | 53 | 80 | 20 | 22 | 13 | 15 | 52 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 24 | 85 | 81 | 77 | 103 | 97 | 88 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 8 | SSW 8 | E 13 | E 14 | E 13 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | SE 14 | SE 14 | S 18 | N 8 | S 13 | S 17 | SSW 9 | S 15 | S 15 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | NE 15 | NNE 3 | S 18 |
8 | 11 | 22 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 19 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 51 | 17 | 41 | 41 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 57 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | N 8 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | N 4 | N 2 | NNW 3 | WNW 2 | WSW 2 | SW 4 | W 3 | W 3 | — | NNE 3 | W 2 | WSW 4 |
— | — | — | 4 | 17 | 88 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 2 | — | 6 | 2 | 16 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 35 | 99 | 17 | 54 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 45 | 3 | 51 | 60 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 60 | 60 |
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