Three Points surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Friday 27 Mar 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
19.3° 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 2AM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 1.8m 7s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm March 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Mar)5.5ft (1.7m)10s
Afternoon (28 Mar)5ft (1.5m)10s
Evening (28 Mar)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
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
3
4
3
2
2
3
2
2
2
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
NE
2.5
NE
2.1
NNE
1.6
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.9
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.1
ESE
1
ESE
Period(s) (?)777889111010121212121212121212111111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)658658440352354433672502473365787787861985861761748658556443435372291247
Wind
(km/h)
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
20
N
15
N
10
NW
5
WSW
10
W
0
WSW
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNE
10
N
15
NNW
20
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
glasscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:50PM
1.49
2:23AM
1.56
2:51PM
1.46
3:24AM
1.54
3:53PM
1.43
4:23AM
1.52
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:05PM
0.16
8:43AM
0.21
9:04PM
0.19
9:43AM
0.22
10:04PM
0.22
10:42AM
0.22
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Sunrise------7:15-------7:16-------7:16-
Sunset-7:07-------7:07-------7:05------
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
Rain (mm)
1---1----------------51-
Temp. °C181717181818192020191818181720212020201818172024
Feels °C (?)141314151617181819181718191721212122201718172022
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