Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.29° S 178.35° E

Three Points 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 27 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Three Points sea temperature is
14.1°C
0.5° 

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 (27 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Three Points at 4PM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Afternoon (27 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Evening (27 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun morning, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sun night, calm by Tue afternoon).

Sun
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
2
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
2
1
2
3
2
2
4
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SE
12
1
SE
12
1.1
SE
12
1.1
SE
13
0.9
ESE
13
0.9
ESE
13
1.6
S
9
1.4
S
9
1.3
S
10
1.4
S
10
1.4
S
10
1.3
S
10
1.3
S
12
1.2
S
12
1.2
S
12
1.3
S
12
1.4
S
13
1.1
S
13
1.2
S
13
1.3
S
13
1.7
S
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
228
268
355
382
295
290
377
332
301
394
394
333
449
387
420
510
643
407
492
546
1702
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
20
NW
25
NW
15
WNW
30
SSW
20
SW
15
WSW
10
WNW
10
N
5
NE
10
N
5
SSW
10
W
15
W
25
W
25
W
15
SW
20
S
20
SSE
5
SE
5
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
7:01AM1.44m
7:21PM1.52m
7:47AM1.51m
8:07PM1.56m
8:34AM1.56m
8:53PM1.58m
Low Tide
1:11PM0.22m
1:39AM0.16m
2:00PM0.18m
2:25AM0.12m
2:48PM0.15m
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part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
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6:46
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Temp °C
17
18
17
16
10
9
7
6
11
13
16
14
11
10
11
11
14
14
14
12
10
Feels °C
14
15
12
13
3
3
3
2
7
10
13
11
8
5
5
5
9
8
10
10
8
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