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Three Points surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Sunday 18 Jan 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
20.6° C
 (Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Three Points today?

The current surf forecast for Three Points at 8AM is: 1.8m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am January 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jan)6ft (1.8m)10s
Afternoon (18 Jan)6ft (1.8m)10s
Evening (18 Jan)7.5ft (2.3m)9s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
0
0
1
1
2
2
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
S
1.5
S
1.7
S
1.8
S
1.7
S
1.7
S
1.8
SSE
2.2
SSE
2.3
SSE
2.3
SSE
2.3
SSE
2.2
SSE
2.1
SE
2
SE
2
SE
2.1
SE
2.1
SE
2.1
SE
2
SE
1.9
SE
1.9
SE
1.8
SE
1.7
ESE
1.5
ESE
Period(s) (?)999910101098888888888887777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)284349459563529529614813766670632572478441453477489507465407372349289243
Wind
(km/h)
20
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
15
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:33AM
1.42
6:47PM
1.35
7:18AM
1.46
7:33PM
1.37
8:02AM
1.49
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:13AM
0.31
12:46PM
0.37
1:00AM
0.28
1:34PM
0.33
1:46AM
0.25
2:20PM
0.29
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Sunrise---6:01-------6:03-------6:03----
Sunset-------8:30-------8:30-------8:29
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cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
----11112111-1111-1----1
Temp. °C161616161717181717171716171818171717171717181816
Feels °C (?)131211121313141313131312131414131314141313151513
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