Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Castlepoint Beach today (16 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 11s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Castlepoint Beach at 2PM is: 4.5m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | 15ft (4.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 13ft (4.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 13ft (4.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Castlepoint Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun morning, min 7°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Fri morning, calm by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | NE 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 52 | 27 | 4310 | 4267 | 3448 | 3208 | 2957 | 2792 | 2650 | 1546 | 1279 | 1130 | 777 | 509 | 808 | 503 | 390 | 972 | 1674 | 1433 | 1391 | 1237 | 1138 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:12AM1.30m | 10:39PM1.21m | 10:55AM1.27m | 11:20PM1.19m | 11:37AM1.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:00AM0.28m | 4:43PM0.22m | 4:44AM0.27m | 5:26PM0.20m | 5:26AM0.26m | 6:07PM0.18m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — |
mm | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | -3 | -3 | 0 | -1 | -2 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | — | — | S 18 | S 16 | S 16 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 52 | 27 | 12 | 12 | — | — | 6 | 21 | 78 | 1546 | 1279 | 1130 | 777 | 402 | 808 | 503 | 390 | 533 | 1674 | 1433 | 1391 | 1237 | 1138 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | NE 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 161 | 306 | 334 | 6 | 349 | 273 | 197 | 189 | 180 | 105 | 36 | 58 | 36 | 37 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 13 | — | NE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SSW 11 | S 15 | S 14 | ESE 11 | ESE 8 | — | NE 11 | NE 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 6 | 94 | 58 | 167 | 272 | 399 | 12 | 39 | — | 5 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | S 9 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 9 | S 9 | SSW 14 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 795 | 3422 | 4310 | 4267 | 3448 | 3208 | 2957 | 2792 | 2650 | 1194 | 1047 | 896 | 884 | 509 | 1277 | 1061 | 940 | 972 | 2629 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 136 | 245 | 245 | 228 | 333 | 277 | 101 | 101 | 167 | 101 | 167 | 272 | 249 | 236 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 123 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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