Three Points Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.29° S 178.35° E

Three Points 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 28 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Three Points sea temperature is
14.6° C
0.0° 

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 (28 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 13s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Three Points at 10PM is: 2.2m 13s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.2m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 28). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jul)--
Afternoon (28 Jul)6.5ft (2.0m)13s
Evening (28 Jul)7ft (2.1m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
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
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
4
3
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
ESE
13
2.1
ESE
13
2.1
ESE
13
2.3
SE
13
2.2
SE
13
2.1
SE
13
2.1
SE
12
2
ESE
12
2
ESE
12
2
ESE
12
1.9
ESE
12
1.8
ESE
12
1.8
ESE
12
1.7
ESE
12
1.5
ESE
12
1.4
ESE
11
1.4
ESE
11
1.3
ESE
11
1.3
ESE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1342
1405
1427
1723
1634
1471
1327
1177
1098
1080
1010
874
874
735
602
504
469
401
387
Wind (km/h)
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
E
15
ENE
10
N
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
Wind State
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:15PM1.41m
5:30AM1.34m
6:01PM1.44m
6:16AM1.35m
6:45PM1.46m
Low Tide
11:28PM0.38m
11:42AM0.30m
00:16AM0.34m
12:28PM0.27m
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cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:09
7:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:14
5:15
5:15
 mm
Temp °C
11
10
10
10
10
9
10
12
12
11
9
9
9
9
11
15
15
11
10
Feels °C
5
5
6
7
7
5
8
10
8
8
6
6
6
6
8
12
11
8
6
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