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Three Points surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Saturday 17 Jan 2026 NZDT
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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
20.4° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Three Points today?

The current surf forecast for Three Points at 12PM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am January 17). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Afternoon (17 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Evening (17 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)9s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tue
20
4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1
NE
1.4
S
1.5
S
1.7
S
1.7
S
1.7
S
1.8
S
1.8
S
2
S
2.3
SSE
2.2
SSE
2.1
SSE
2
SSE
1.9
SSE
1.9
SSE
2
SSE
2.1
SE
2.1
SE
2.1
SE
Period(s) (?)7878889991010101099988888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)121128107135155126298349469533535605593690809749583508453430452517560567
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
20
S
25
S
20
S
20
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SE
20
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
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)
5:46AM
1.39
6:01PM
1.33
6:33AM
1.42
6:47PM
1.35
7:18AM
1.46
7:33PM
1.37
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:57AM
0.40
12:13AM
0.31
12:46PM
0.37
1:00AM
0.28
1:34PM
0.33
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tue
20
Sunrise-6:01-------6:01-------6:03------
Sunset-----8:30-------8:30-------8:30--
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light rain
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rain showers
light rain
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part cloud
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Rain (mm)
--111-------11111-------
Temp. °C171717171717161616161818171716161616171818171717
Feels °C (?)161615151414131211121314131212121212121313131313
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