Three Points Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.29° S 178.35° E

Three Points 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 15 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Three Points sea temperature is
13.6°C
0.7° 

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 (15 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Three Points at 2PM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Afternoon (15 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Evening (15 Sep)4ft (1.2m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
S
11
1.3
SSE
11
1.3
SSE
10
1.2
SSE
10
1.2
SSE
10
1.2
SSE
10
1.2
SSE
9
1.1
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
9
0.8
SE
10
1
SSE
9
1
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
1.1
SE
11
1
SE
10
1
SE
10
0.9
SE
10
0.9
SE
10
0.8
SE
9
0.7
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
396
392
356
294
288
248
232
197
108
138
172
176
157
161
254
192
188
160
150
101
83
Wind (km/h)
5
N
15
NE
20
NE
15
NE
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
NNW
10
ENE
5
ENE
5
NNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
10
WNW
10
N
15
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
Wind State
glassy
on
on
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:51AM1.56m
9:10PM1.54m
9:36AM1.54m
9:55PM1.49m
10:21AM1.50m
Low Tide
3:05PM0.16m
3:27AM0.14m
3:51PM0.21m
4:11AM0.20m
4:36PM0.26m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:07
6:05
6:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:55
5:57
5:58
 mm
Temp °C
12
14
14
12
12
10
10
10
14
17
17
15
12
11
10
9
14
17
16
14
13
Feels °C
10
10
10
9
10
7
8
8
13
14
15
14
9
8
7
6
11
13
12
10
10
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