
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Three Points today (27 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Three Points at 4PM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (27 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (27 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Three Points. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun morning, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sun night, calm by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 27 | Monday 28 | Tuesday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||
11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 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) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 17 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
228 | 268 | 355 | 382 | 295 | 290 | 377 | 332 | 301 | 394 | 394 | 333 | 449 | 387 | 420 | 510 | 643 | 407 | 492 | 546 | 1702 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:01AM1.44m | 7:21PM1.52m | 7:47AM1.51m | 8:07PM1.56m | 8:34AM1.56m | 8:53PM1.58m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:11PM0.22m | 1:39AM0.16m | 2:00PM0.18m | 2:25AM0.12m | 2:48PM0.15m | ||||||||||||||||
7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 10 |
Feels °C | 14 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 17 |
228 | 268 | 355 | 382 | 295 | 290 | 377 | 332 | 301 | 394 | 394 | 333 | 449 | 387 | 420 | 510 | 643 | 407 | 492 | 546 | 1702 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | N 9 | N 9 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 17 | ESE 12 |
57 | 56 | 33 | 31 | 41 | 25 | 286 | 277 | 277 | 230 | 196 | 196 | 154 | 152 | 152 | 98 | 96 | 69 | 69 | 454 | 55 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | N 8 | N 9 | NNE 4 | N 6 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | NE 10 | NW 4 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | SE 12 | NE 10 |
121 | 85 | 6 | 25 | 6 | 6 | 25 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 68 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 3 | NNW 3 | N 3 | N 3 | SSW 10 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | — | — | NNW 9 | NE 3 | — | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | — | S 8 | S 7 | — | — |
1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 125 | 427 | 606 | — | — | 25 | 2 | — | 4 | 7 | 8 | 6 | — | 157 | 124 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 18 | 18 | 3 | 73 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 73 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
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