Three Points surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Sunday 05 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
19.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Three Points today?

The current surf forecast for Three Points at 2PM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 05). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Apr)4ft (1.2m)9s
Afternoon (05 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Evening (05 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)9s

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


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Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.9
ENE
2
ENE
2
ENE
2.1
ENE
2.2
ENE
2.4
ENE
2.4
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.4
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.3
ENE
Period(s) (?)999999101010101010101010108881111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)23728729328733633649054056165066661667174876384663072674415741485158717081253
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNE
15
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
30
NE
25
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
ononcross-
on
onononononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:15AM
1.48
8:40PM
1.51
8:58AM
1.46
9:22PM
1.50
9:40AM
1.43
10:04PM
1.47
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:30PM
0.19
2:55AM
0.24
3:12PM
0.22
3:38AM
0.27
3:54PM
0.25
4:21AM
0.30
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Sunrise6:22-------6:24-------6:24-------
Sunset--5:53-------5:52-------5:51-----
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cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
---------111--1121-111--
Temp. °C171818171717171718181817171717171718181717171717
Feels °C (?)151515151514141515151614141414131315141414141515
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