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Three Points Surf Forecast
/ East Cape (19 surf breaks) /
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Three Points surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Tuesday 31 Mar 2026 NZDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
19.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Three Points today?
The current surf forecast for Three Points at 1PM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am March 31). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Mar) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (31 Mar) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (31 Mar) | 7ft (2.1m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Three Points. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 127 | 133 | 133 | 124 | 121 | 344 | 395 | 417 | 1087 | 2620 | 1919 | 1376 | 1070 | 884 | 746 | 771 | 736 | 643 | 736 | 690 | 690 | 690 | 584 | 566 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross | glass | cross- on | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:19AM 1.52 | 5:48PM 1.44 | 6:12AM 1.52 | 6:40PM 1.46 | 7:01AM 1.52 | 7:29PM 1.48 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:38AM 0.21 | 11:58PM 0.22 | 12:30PM 0.19 | 12:50AM 0.22 | 1:19PM 0.17 | |||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 31 | Wednesday 01 | Thursday 02 | Fri 03 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 7:18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 7:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:59 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 17 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
| Feels °C (?) | 17 | 16 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 |
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