Three Points surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Tuesday 07 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
19.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Three Points today?

The current surf forecast for Three Points at 2AM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 07). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Apr)8ft (2.5m)8s
Afternoon (08 Apr)6ft (1.9m)9s
Evening (08 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
ENE
3
ENE
3
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.5
ENE
1.9
E
1.8
E
1.7
E
1.7
E
2.1
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.5
E
1.7
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.6
E
1.7
ENE
1.8
ENE
Period(s) (?)88888899109999910101010101010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)998102310141020989882537483518476660601549563650431529512499441432499563614
Wind
(km/h)
25
NE
30
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
15
N
20
N
20
NNE
20
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
10
N
10
N
5
N
5
ENE
5
E
5
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:04PM
1.47
10:22AM
1.39
10:47PM
1.43
11:05AM
1.34
11:31PM
1.40
11:49AM
1.31
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:21AM
0.30
4:36PM
0.29
5:05AM
0.34
5:19PM
0.33
5:50AM
0.37
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Sunrise----6:26-------6:26-------6:28---
Sunset------5:49-------5:47-------5:45-
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
111--------52-----------
Temp. °C171718181818191918181817182220191817171718191918
Feels °C (?)131315151415171715161716172018181716171619202019
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