
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Three Points today (28 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 13s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Three Points at 10PM is: 2.2m 13s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.2m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 28). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (28 Jul) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (28 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Three Points. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
1342 | 1405 | 1427 | 1723 | 1634 | 1471 | 1327 | 1177 | 1098 | 1080 | 1010 | 874 | 874 | 735 | 602 | 504 | 469 | 401 | 387 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:15PM1.41m | 5:30AM1.34m | 6:01PM1.44m | 6:16AM1.35m | 6:45PM1.46m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:28PM0.38m | 11:42AM0.30m | 00:16AM0.34m | 12:28PM0.27m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
1342 | 1405 | 1427 | 1723 | 1634 | 1471 | 1327 | 1177 | 1098 | 1080 | 1010 | 874 | 874 | 735 | 602 | 504 | 469 | 401 | 387 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 16 | S 15 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 |
49 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 5 | 17 | 56 | 96 | 92 | 79 | 70 | 37 | 37 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | S 18 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SW 10 | SW 10 | — | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 11 | S 18 | NE 11 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 5 | 26 | 4 | 16 | — | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 8 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | N 4 | N 4 | NNE 4 | N 4 | N 4 |
489 | 277 | 225 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 9 | 13 | 31 | 24 | 20 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 7 |
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