Three Points Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.29° S 178.35° E

Three Points 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 09 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Three Points sea temperature is
14.2° C
0.3° 

Three Points surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Three Points today (10 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Three Points at 3AM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 09). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Aug)3ft (0.9m)11s
Afternoon (10 Aug)3ft (0.9m)9s
Evening (10 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
10
Tuesday
11
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
4
2
2
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSE
13
1.2
SSE
11
1.1
SSE
11
1
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
NNE
9
0.9
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
1
SSE
12
1.1
SSE
12
1.5
S
12
1.4
SSE
12
1.4
S
9
1
SSE
11
1
SSE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
246
383
320
254
202
191
133
140
128
128
278
328
617
532
306
235
218
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
10
NNW
5
WSW
5
WSW
10
W
0
NNW
5
N
10
NNW
10
W
10
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
20
SSW
20
S
15
SSW
10
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
2:43AM1.51m
3:20PM1.59m
3:44AM1.53m
4:21PM1.63m
Low Tide
8:34PM0.22m
8:59AM0.13m
9:36PM0.19m
10:00AM0.10m
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:58
6:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:24
5:25
 mm
1
2
4
4
Temp °C
13
13
11
10
11
15
16
13
11
10
9
9
11
13
13
10
9
Feels °C
10
11
10
9
9
14
15
11
8
7
5
6
8
8
8
6
6
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