Three Points Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.29° S 178.35° E

Three Points 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Three Points sea temperature is
14.3° 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 (19 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 11s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Three Points at 3AM is: 5.0m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)16ft (5.0m)11s
Afternoon (19 Aug)13ft (4.0m)11s
Evening (19 Aug)8ft (2.5m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Tue night, calm by Fri morning).

Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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)
3
4
4
4
3
2
2
4
3
4
4
4
3
4
2
2
4
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4.5
S
11
5
S
11
5
S
12
5
S
11
5
S
11
4.5
S
11
4
SSE
11
3
S
11
2.5
S
11
2
S
11
2
SE
9
1.8
S
14
2.2
SSE
9
1.9
S
9
1.8
S
8
1.7
S
8
2.1
S
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4939
5771
6607
6171
5756
4922
3955
2239
1732
901
636
1249
749
529
438
400
630
Wind (km/h)
45
SW
45
SSW
45
SSW
45
SSW
45
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
15
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
15
SSW
10
WSW
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:28PM1.54m
10:57AM1.49m
11:15PM1.47m
11:45AM1.45m
Low Tide
4:47AM0.15m
5:09PM0.23m
5:32AM0.21m
5:56PM0.30m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:47
6:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:32
5:34
 mm
1
2
3
1
1
1
Temp °C
7
7
7
8
9
10
10
9
9
9
8
9
10
12
13
11
9
Feels °C
-3
-3
-3
-2
-1
1
1
2
3
4
4
3
4
6
7
7
6
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