Three Points surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Wednesday 01 Apr 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
19.4° 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 12PM is: 2.1m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am April 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Apr)8ft (2.4m)14s
Afternoon (01 Apr)6.5ft (2.0m)13s
Evening (01 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Sat
04
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
2
1
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
S
2.5
S
2.3
S
2.1
S
1.9
S
1.8
S
1.7
S
1.6
S
1.6
S
1.5
S
1.5
S
1.5
S
1.5
S
1.5
S
1.5
S
1.4
S
1.4
S
1.1
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.3
SSE
Period(s) (?)151413131312121313131312121212121217161615131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1225235919191514117095785580983574773669069069068357456565775112811137849679563
Wind
(km/h)
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSE
10
SE
5
ESE
5
NNE
5
NW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
N
10
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
20
N
15
NNW
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
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
glassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
glassononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:12AM
1.52
6:40PM
1.46
7:01AM
1.52
7:29PM
1.48
7:47AM
1.51
8:14PM
1.50
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:30PM
0.19
12:50AM
0.22
1:19PM
0.17
1:39AM
0.21
2:04PM
0.17
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Sat
04
Sunrise--7:18-------7:20-------7:20-----
Sunset-----7:00------6:59-------6:58---
light rain
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
1-----------------------
Temp. °C151415161615131313131416151514131312141617161413
Feels °C (?)111011111111101010101113131413121211131414121110
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