Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Three Points today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 6s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Three Points at 4AM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.4m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 15). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Three Points. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat night, min 6°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Sat night, strong winds from the SW by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
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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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SE 8 | ENE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 6 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 541 | 482 | 299 | 234 | 173 | 268 | 311 | 311 | 266 | 1112 | 1933 | 2756 | 3279 | 3017 | 2725 | 2477 | 2081 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 8:02PM1.70m | 8:29AM1.59m | 8:52PM1.66m | 9:20AM1.57m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:23AM0.04m | 2:41PM0.07m | 3:13AM0.06m | 3:32PM0.11m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 12 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SE 8 | ENE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 541 | 482 | 299 | 234 | 173 | 268 | 311 | 311 | 227 | 311 | 400 | 235 | 190 | 158 | 158 | 123 | 89 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | ENE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 16 | S 16 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ESE 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | 227 | 244 | 290 | 217 | 160 | 82 | 84 | 81 | 84 | 61 | 26 | 22 | 235 | 216 | 127 | 129 | 43 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | N 7 | SSW 16 | S 16 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ENE 9 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 26 | 25 | 25 | 64 | 105 | 96 | 4 | 147 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 4 | S 5 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | — | — | 16 | 54 | 144 | 135 | 215 | 230 | 266 | 1112 | 1933 | 2756 | 3279 | 3017 | 2725 | 2477 | 2081 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 7 | 0 | 17 | 17 | 73 | 82 | 82 | 73 | 356 | 82 | 83 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 17 |
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