Three Points surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Sunday 12 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 7PM is: 6.0m 12s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Apr)18ft (5.5m)11s
Afternoon (12 Apr)25ft (7.5m)12s
Evening (12 Apr)18ft (5.5m)12s

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


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Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
!
0
!
2
2
3
3
0
0
0
2
1
2
2
1
2
3
3
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
5.5
ENE
6.5
NE
7.5
NE
6
NE
5.5
N
2.5
NNE
2.3
ENE
2.5
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.5
N
1.4
N
1.6
NE
1.8
ENE
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.8
ESE
Period(s) (?)111112121212101010999141414131313131313121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)67561020215868103849756183999811965663652983801277753607599503488421408329248240192
Wind
(km/h)
50
NE
60
NE
65
NE
45
N
30
NW
35
WNW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
15
N
15
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
20
NW
25
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononcross-
on
crosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:25AM
0.39
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Sunrise6:30-------6:31-------6:31-------
Sunset--5:44-------5:42-------5:40-----
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
rain showers
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
Rain (mm)
221581-----------------1-
Temp. °C202120212220191720222219181716181921221817151414
Feels °C (?)13121015191416151920201817161517182020161513109
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