Three Points surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Sunday 03 May 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
17.5° 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 12PM is: 0.5m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 03). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 May)1.5ft (0.4m)15s
Afternoon (03 May)1.5ft (0.5m)14s
Evening (03 May)1.5ft (0.5m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wed
6
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.4
S
15
0.5
S
15
0.5
S
14
0.6
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
11
0.6
ENE
9
0.5
S
11
0.6
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.4
S
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
48
47
70
104
102
142
91
83
75
43
39
52
57
58
58
65
65
84
65
65
59
62
64
85
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
5
WSW
5
SW
5
E
10
ENE
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
5
N
15
NNE
20
NE
20
NNE
15
N
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNE
20
NE
15
N
10
NNW
10
NW
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
7:01AM1.44m
7:28PM1.50m
7:44AM1.43m
8:10PM1.50m
8:27AM1.42m
8:52PM1.49m
Low Tide
00:59AM0.27m
1:15PM0.22m
1:43AM0.27m
1:57PM0.23m
2:26AM0.28m
2:40PM0.25m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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6:48
6:50
6:50
6:52
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5:15
5:15
5:14
5:13
Temp °C
11
11
11
14
14
13
13
12
12
12
12
15
16
15
13
13
12
12
13
17
18
16
15
15
10
9
10
13
13
12
12
11
11
11
11
13
13
12
11
11
9
10
11
14
14
14
13
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
10
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.6
E
7
0.5
S
13
0.5
NE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.4
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
Energy kJ
48
20
20
27
30
30
32
83
37
38
20
52
42
58
58
65
65
84
65
65
59
62
64
65
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ESE
6
0.5
S
10
0.4
S
9
0.5
S
15
0.5
S
14
0.6
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
NE
8
0.5
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
11
0.4
S
11
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.4
S
16
Energy kJ
22
47
25
104
102
142
91
32
75
43
39
37
57
51
49
48
47
64
61
60
41
41
40
85
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NE
7
0.5
NE
8
0.4
S
15
0.4
S
8
0.3
S
8
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
8
0.5
E
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
6
0.3
ESE
6
0.2
ESE
6
0.2
ESE
6
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
S
16
0.2
SSW
14
0.1
S
14
0.3
SSW
12
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
18
0.3
S
17
0.4
S
9
Energy kJ
26
28
70
21
10
8
7
22
15
14
8
4
4
3
3
5
20
4
31
14
24
53
25
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNE
2
0.3
NNE
2
0.5
NE
3
0.8
NE
4
0.7
NNE
4
0.5
NNE
4
0.4
NNE
4
0.4
N
3
0.4
NE
4
0.3
NNE
2
0.4
NE
3
0.6
NNE
4
0.5
NE
4
0.5
NE
4
Energy kJ
1
1
5
17
13
7
4
3
3
1
2
8
6
7
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
54
3
3
3
3
3
3
18
83
55
3
3
3
3
3
18
49
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in East Cape
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
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