Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Castlepoint Beach today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Castlepoint Beach at 12AM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Castlepoint Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 8 | NE 6 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ENE 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 452 | 246 | 256 | 267 | 255 | 194 | 128 | 96 | 109 | 149 | 194 | 159 | 135 | 100 | 84 | 78 | 59 | 59 | 68 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:19PM1.51m | 3:56AM1.29m | 4:17PM1.50m | 4:54AM1.29m | 5:16PM1.47m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:37PM-0.03m | 10:00AM-0.07m | 10:39PM-0.01m | 11:01AM-0.09m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 452 | 246 | 256 | 267 | 255 | 194 | 128 | 96 | 109 | 149 | 194 | 159 | 135 | 100 | 84 | 78 | 59 | 59 | 64 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 72 | 119 | 82 | 69 | 47 | 40 | 43 | 57 | 54 | 73 | 70 | 70 | 34 | 27 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 24 | 38 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 17 | S 12 | ESE 13 | SE 10 | S 15 | S 15 | SE 15 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | ESE 13 | SE 12 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 19 | 17 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 23 | 33 | 28 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 63 | 65 | 47 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 26 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 11 | 27 | 52 | 69 | 72 | 53 | 39 | 80 | 76 | 79 | 33 | 33 | 40 | 68 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 105 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 89 | 107 | 107 | 107 | 107 | 89 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 54 | 27 | 27 |
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