Three Points surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Sunday 17 May 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
16.9° 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 11AM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 1.4m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 May)5ft (1.5m)11s
Afternoon (17 May)5ft (1.5m)7s
Evening (17 May)4.5ft (1.4m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wed
20
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
S
11
1.5
S
11
1.5
S
11
0.9
S
11
1.5
SSE
7
1.5
SSE
7
1.4
SSE
7
1.5
SSE
10
1.4
SSE
10
1.3
SSE
10
1.3
SSE
10
1.3
SSE
10
1.3
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.1
SE
6
1.1
SE
6
1.2
SE
6
0.8
S
10
0.9
S
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.8
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.9
SSE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
573
565
555
185
204
210
186
425
365
325
339
325
261
255
255
108
101
106
125
154
128
120
90
121
Wind (km/h)
20
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSE
10
SSE
15
SE
15
SSE
10
SSE
5
S
5
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
5
S
10
SSE
10
SE
5
ESE
5
E
0
NE
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
High Tide
5:45AM1.62m
6:18PM1.70m
6:40AM1.65m
7:13PM1.76m
7:36AM1.67m
8:08PM1.78m
Low Tide
12:02PM0.02m
00:35AM0.08m
12:57PM-0.02m
1:31AM0.04m
1:52PM-0.03m
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7:01
7:03
7:03
7:03
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5:02
5:01
5:00
5:00
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
13
14
14
14
13
13
13
12
13
13
14
15
13
12
13
13
13
13
14
14
13
13
13
9
9
11
9
9
9
9
10
9
10
11
11
12
11
11
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
10
0.5
ENE
10
0.5
ENE
10
0.9
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
10
0.5
E
10
1.4
SSE
10
0.4
ENE
10
1.3
SSE
10
1.3
SSE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
1.3
SSE
9
1.1
SE
6
1.1
SE
6
0.7
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.9
S
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.8
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.9
SSE
9
Energy kJ
53
58
57
185
144
79
78
49
365
31
339
325
31
32
255
108
101
100
125
154
128
120
90
121
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.5
ENE
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.4
SSE
16
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
SSE
16
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.2
SSE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.4
ENE
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.8
ESE
6
0.7
ESE
5
0.5
SE
6
0.4
ENE
5
Energy kJ
4
4
4
57
50
50
49
87
31
83
30
30
20
8
33
67
74
32
31
35
40
29
15
10
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
11
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
24
0.1
S
23
0.2
S
16
0.3
SSE
16
0.4
SSE
16
0.1
E
15
0.4
SSE
16
0.1
E
14
0.4
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
15
0.1
E
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.2
ESE
13
0.2
ESE
13
0.2
ESE
13
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
9
Energy kJ
2
7
11
10
21
50
82
4
87
4
80
44
4
8
8
33
33
17
17
17
29
28
10
16
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
S
11
1.5
S
11
1.5
S
11
1.4
SSE
6
1.5
SSE
7
1.5
SSE
7
1.4
SSE
7
1.5
SSE
10
1.3
SSE
10
1.3
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.1
SE
6
1.2
SE
6
1.1
SE
6
0.9
ESE
6
Energy kJ
573
565
555
170
204
210
186
425
325
261
255
83
106
89
49
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
17
17
17
83
83
17
11
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
54
7
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in East Cape
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
5
4
4
4
6
9
9
7
4
4
5
7
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
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