Three Points surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Monday 06 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
19.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Three Points today?

The current surf forecast for Three Points at 4PM is: 1.8m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)10s
Afternoon (06 Apr)6ft (1.8m)10s
Evening (06 Apr)6.5ft (2.0m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.9
ENE
2
ENE
2
ENE
2
ENE
2.2
ENE
2.4
ENE
2.4
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.5
ENE
1.9
E
1.9
E
2.2
ENE
2.1
ENE
2.1
ENE
2
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.8
ENE
Period(s) (?)1010101010101088888111111111111101010101111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5505736536847427277275997277278249321645168915941487831815904815832746769692
Wind
(km/h)
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
20
N
15
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononononononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:58AM
1.46
9:22PM
1.50
9:40AM
1.43
10:04PM
1.47
10:22AM
1.39
10:47PM
1.43
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:12PM
0.22
3:38AM
0.27
3:54PM
0.25
4:21AM
0.30
4:36PM
0.29
5:05AM
0.34
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Sunrise6:24-------6:24-------6:26-------
Sunset--5:52-------5:51-------5:49-----
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
1111211111111111-------1
Temp. °C171717171617161717171717171718181920201918181717
Feels °C (?)141414141314131313131313141415151718181716161616
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