Three Points surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Wednesday 25 Mar 2026 NZDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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 normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Three Points today?

The current surf forecast for Three Points at 9AM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am March 25). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Mar)2ft (0.6m)13s
Afternoon (25 Mar)2ft (0.6m)12s
Evening (25 Mar)4ft (1.2m)7s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Sat
28
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.4
NE
1.5
ENE
1.7
ENE
2
NE
2
NE
2.1
NE
2.1
NE
2.1
NE
2.2
NE
2.2
NE
2.4
NE
2.3
NE
2.1
NE
1.7
NE
1.6
NE
1.4
ESE
Period(s) (?)13131313127766666777777777778
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)101114113109103116116124157176209321352393415428460460535480393271226273
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
25
NE
30
NE
25
NE
25
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
ononononononononononononononononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:54AM
1.59
12:26AM
1.63
12:51PM
1.54
1:24AM
1.60
1:50PM
1.49
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:50AM
0.11
6:12PM
0.08
6:46AM
0.14
7:08PM
0.12
7:43AM
0.18
8:05PM
0.16
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Sat
28
Sunrise--7:13-------7:13-------7:15-----
Sunset-----7:10-------7:09-------7:07--
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
-------11-11122243311---
Temp. °C161718181817171717171717171717171716161718171717
Feels °C (?)141516151514141414141313141313131312121415151515
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