Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Three Points today (31 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 18s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 17s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Three Points at 7AM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 30). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 13s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.7m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (31 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 17s |
| Evening (31 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Three Points. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 7°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Sun night, calm by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | S 17 | S 17 | S 15 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 241 | 184 | 152 | 112 | 99 | 202 | 265 | 343 | 757 | 784 | 1210 | 1768 | 1985 | 1721 | 1626 | 1976 | 2571 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:37PM1.53m | 8:01AM1.47m | 8:20PM1.54m | 8:45AM1.50m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:58AM0.18m | 2:13PM0.19m | 2:41AM0.16m | 2:59PM0.18m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 9 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 12 | NE 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 |
| kJ | 241 | 184 | 152 | 112 | 95 | 78 | 101 | 190 | 757 | 784 | 1210 | 1768 | 47 | 1721 | 1626 | 1976 | 2571 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | N 9 | N 9 | SSW 13 | S 9 | NE 9 | S 17 | S 15 | NE 10 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NNW 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 |
| kJ | 33 | 42 | 40 | 57 | 42 | 62 | 265 | 343 | 33 | 55 | 65 | 63 | 7 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 31 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | S 10 | SSW 13 | NNE 9 | S 18 | S 17 | NE 8 | NE 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 12 | N 9 | — | N 12 | N 11 |
| kJ | 22 | 31 | 57 | 16 | 99 | 202 | 45 | 27 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | 12 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | WSW 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | W 4 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | WSW 4 | W 4 | SSW 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 2906 | 1985 | 2863 | 2680 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 46 | 51 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 0 | 73 | 0 | 3 |
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