Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Three Points today (13 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 6s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Three Points at 7PM is: 1.7m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (13 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (13 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Three Points. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 56mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Thu morning). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 155 | 152 | 115 | 165 | 252 | 287 | 282 | 280 | 315 | 393 | 752 | 1405 | 1747 | 1795 | 994 | 858 | 708 | 937 | 1017 | 595 | 379 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:16PM1.70m | 6:42AM1.59m | 7:10PM1.71m | 7:36AM1.60m | 8:02PM1.70m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:58AM0.05m | 00:36AM0.07m | 12:55PM0.03m | 1:31AM0.04m | 1:49PM0.04m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 8 | ESE 13 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 155 | 152 | 107 | 82 | 54 | 53 | 50 | 38 | 35 | 28 | 16 | 15 | 8 | 1350 | 994 | 858 | 708 | 18 | 1017 | 595 | 379 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | SW 16 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | E 13 | ESE 13 | S 16 | S 18 | S 18 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 49 | 47 | 26 | 41 | 27 | 16 | 17 | 32 | 29 | 15 | 20 | 19 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 18 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 338 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | SE 12 | SSW 16 | — | SW 15 | — | S 15 | S 15 | S 18 | S 18 | — | S 18 |
| kJ | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 6 | 25 | — | 9 | — | 4 | 5 | 6 | 25 | — | 25 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | — | — | ESE 8 | E 8 | — | SE 8 | — |
| kJ | 46 | 80 | 115 | 165 | 252 | 287 | 282 | 280 | 315 | 393 | 752 | 1405 | 1747 | 1795 | — | — | 270 | 937 | — | 244 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 42 | 53 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 52 | 45 | 7 | 17 | 76 | 73 | 17 | 0 |
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