Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.29° S 178.35° E

Three Points 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 03 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Three Points sea temperature is
14.2°C
0.5° 

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 (03 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Three Points at 5PM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 16s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Oct)3ft (0.9m)12s
Afternoon (03 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Evening (03 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat morning, min 9°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
S
12
1.4
S
7
1.2
S
7
0.5
S
15
0.5
S
14
1.6
SSE
6
1.9
SSE
7
1
S
16
1.3
S
15
2
S
14
1.8
S
14
1.7
S
13
1.6
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.6
SSE
11
1.6
SSE
11
1.6
SSE
11
1.5
SSE
11
1.3
SSE
11
1.3
SSE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
224
199
131
113
107
198
322
513
791
1691
1225
1003
786
639
607
614
614
603
503
415
407
Wind (km/h)
20
S
25
S
25
SE
25
SSE
25
S
20
S
25
S
20
S
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
5
SSE
5
S
5
S
10
SE
10
E
15
E
10
ENE
10
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
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
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:54AM1.63m
00:18AM1.54m
12:50PM1.60m
1:16AM1.50m
1:49PM1.58m
Low Tide
6:14PM0.15m
6:35AM0.12m
7:11PM0.17m
7:32AM0.15m
8:10PM0.19m
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:39
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6:37
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6:37
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7:12
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7:12
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1
4
2
1
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Temp °C
14
15
14
11
10
10
10
10
10
11
11
11
11
10
10
10
11
12
12
11
10
Feels °C
10
10
9
6
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
7
7
7
7
7
7
8
8
8
7
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