Three Points Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.29° S 178.35° E

Three Points 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 01 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Three Points sea temperature is
14.6° C
0.1° 

Three Points surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Three Points today (01 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Three Points at 11AM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 01). An open ocean swell of 1.9m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Aug)2ft (0.6m)15s
Afternoon (01 Aug)8ft (2.5m)10s
Evening (01 Aug)8ft (2.5m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 6°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Sun afternoon).

Saturday
1
Sunday
2
Monday
3
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
4
5
3
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
2
2
3
2
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
14
0.6
SE
14
0.6
SE
15
2.2
S
10
2.5
S
10
2.5
S
10
2.5
S
10
2.5
S
11
3
S
13
2.5
S
12
2.4
S
12
2.3
S
12
2.2
S
12
2.2
SSE
11
2.1
SSE
11
2
SSE
11
1.8
SSE
11
1.8
SSE
11
1.7
S
11
1.5
S
11
1.4
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
13
0.7
SSE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
95
127
145
942
1268
1307
1353
1665
3090
1942
1679
1513
1365
1167
1027
933
807
807
694
525
426
265
184
Wind (km/h)
20
W
15
SW
25
SW
30
SW
30
SSW
30
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
SSW
10
S
5
SSW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
W
20
W
15
W
20
W
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:45AM1.38m
8:08PM1.50m
8:28AM1.39m
8:49PM1.51m
9:11AM1.41m
Low Tide
1:47AM0.28m
1:57PM0.24m
2:30AM0.25m
2:40PM0.23m
3:12AM0.23m
3:23PM0.23m
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:07
7:07
7:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:17
5:17
5:19
 mm
Temp °C
10
8
9
9
9
9
7
7
6
6
8
11
12
9
8
7
7
7
10
14
16
14
13
Feels °C
5
3
3
2
1
2
1
2
1
1
4
7
8
6
5
3
3
3
6
10
11
10
8
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