Surf Forecast Surf Report

Three Points surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Tuesday 20 May 2025 NZST
Forecast update in 1hr 7 min 48 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
63.5°F
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Three Points today?

The current surf forecast for Three Points at 2AM is: 6ft 7s primary swell from a South direction and 2ft 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 1ft 17s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 20). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 May)8ft (2.5m)9s
Afternoon (21 May)8ft (2.5m)12s
Evening (21 May)6.5ft (2.0m)11s

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

Updates in 1 hr 7 min 48 s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
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
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (ft) & direction (?)
4.5
SSE
5
SSE
6
S
7
S
8
S
10
S
8
S
10
S
6.5
S
6
S
5.5
SSE
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
SSE
4.5
SSE
4.5
SSE
4.5
SSE
3.5
SSE
2.5
S
2.5
S
3.5
S
3
S
3
S
2.5
S
2.5
S
3
S
2.5
S
2.5
S
3.5
S
3.5
S
3
S
2.5
S
2.5
S
2.5
S
2.5
S
2.5
S
2.5
S
2.5
S
2.5
S
2.5
S
2.5
S
2
S
2
S
1.5
S
1.5
S
2.5
NNE
3.5
NE
3.5
NE
4
NNE
4.5
NNE
4
NNE
4.5
NNE
4.5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NNE
5.5
NNE
6.5
NNE
7
NNE
8
NNE
Period(s) (?)777891312121110109999888171615151414131313131514131212121111111010101010999566666666101010667
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)1471872895149292587192020928906405403913973432972432071572903394653433252422252812192094183902731961781721551491441331259492666241413677101109126109155131134466504624275387586
Wind
(mph)
10
SW
10
SW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
W
5
E
5
ENE
5
N
5
NNW
5
NW
5
NW
5
W
5
WSW
5
S
10
S
5
SSW
5
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
SW
5
S
5
ESE
5
NNE
5
NW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
NW
5
NNW
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
5
NNW
10
N
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
N
10
N
10
N
15
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
crossglasscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (ft)
11:49PM
4.82
12:14PM
4.43
12:40AM
4.89
1:10PM
4.53
1:34AM
4.95
2:09PM
4.72
2:32AM
5.05
3:09PM
4.95
3:30AM
5.18
4:08PM
5.22
4:29AM
5.28
5:05PM
5.45
5:27AM
5.38
6:02PM
5.64
Low Tide
/ height (ft)
6:14AM
0.89
6:26PM
0.89
7:05AM
0.75
7:20PM
0.82
7:58AM
0.59
8:18PM
0.72
8:54AM
0.39
9:18PM
0.59
9:50AM
0.23
10:19PM
0.46
10:47AM
0.07
11:19PM
0.33
11:44AM
-0.03
12:18AM
0.2
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Sunrise----7:05-------7:05-------7:07-------7:07-------7:07-------7:09-------7:09-------
Sunset------5:00-------4:59-------4:59-------4:58-------4:57-------4:57-------4:55-----
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Rain (in)
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Temp. °F525254525457575450504848505555545252525052575755545454545457575555575555556164595757595759646457545454525564646159616161
Feels °F (?)454543414346464543454343465452484848464648525252504850505054555454545252525557545254545255575752484848465059575454555555
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