Three Points surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Wednesday 22 Apr 2026 NZST
Forecast 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
17.9° 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 4PM is: 4.5m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Apr)15ft (4.5m)11s
Afternoon (22 Apr)15ft (4.5m)11s
Evening (22 Apr)13ft (4.0m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
2
2
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
4.5
S
4.5
S
4.5
S
4
S
4
SSE
3
SSE
2.5
SSE
3
SSE
2.2
SE
1.9
S
1.7
SE
1.6
SE
1.6
SE
1.6
SE
1.5
SE
1.4
SE
1.3
SE
1.2
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1
SE
0.9
SE
0.5
S
0.9
S
Period(s) (?)1111111111101110101010109999999888138
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4759516746793991336019681586166293668252446544941035933228722516415613211592108
Wind
(km/h)
45
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
25
SSW
25
S
20
S
15
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
S
10
SSE
10
S
5
SSW
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:44AM
1.64
10:15PM
1.72
10:40AM
1.59
11:11PM
1.68
11:38AM
1.54
12:09AM
1.62
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:01PM
0.02
4:37AM
0.07
4:56PM
0.06
5:33AM
0.11
5:53PM
0.11
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunrise6:39-------6:39-------6:41-------
Sunset--5:30-------5:28-------5:27-----
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
31111--1----------------
Temp. °C13131313131212111214141211111011121415131111109
Feels °C (?)455566666898887891112109886
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