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Three Points Surf Forecast
/ East Cape (19 surf breaks) /
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Three Points surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Tuesday 21 Apr 2026 NZSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
18.1° 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 3PM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (21 Apr) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (21 Apr) | 6ft (1.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Three Points. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 122 | 250 | 452 | 578 | 730 | 834 | 969 | 2058 | 2653 | 3847 | 5167 | 4041 | 3039 | 2261 | 2091 | 1924 | 1733 | 1522 | 934 | 883 | 653 | 588 | 557 | 489 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | cross- on | cross | off | off | off | cross- off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:50AM 1.66 | 9:20PM 1.74 | 9:44AM 1.64 | 10:15PM 1.72 | 10:40AM 1.59 | 11:11PM 1.68 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 3:07PM -0.01 | 3:41AM 0.05 | 4:01PM 0.02 | 4:37AM 0.07 | 4:56PM 0.06 | 5:33AM 0.11 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 6:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 5:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:28 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 5 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
| Feels °C (?) | 14 | 15 | 16 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
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