Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Castlepoint Beach today (22 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Castlepoint Beach at 11PM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (22 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (22 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Castlepoint Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Sun morning, light winds from the WNW by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | E 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
233 | 185 | 185 | 141 | 98 | 71 | 50 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 51 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:37PM1.28m | 00:54AM1.18m | 1:20PM1.26m | 1:39AM1.14m | 2:01PM1.24m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:59PM0.20m | 7:03AM0.24m | 7:40PM0.21m | 7:42AM0.24m | 8:20PM0.21m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 10 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | NE 6 | NE 7 | ESE 13 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
233 | 185 | 185 | 141 | 98 | 71 | 50 | 33 | 14 | 15 | 32 | 68 | 88 | 127 | 1240 | 1989 | 1928 | 1569 | 1206 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | NE 6 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 14 |
16 | 18 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 6 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 9 | E 11 | WSW 5 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | NE 5 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | S 9 | NE 6 | NE 7 | SSW 17 | E 13 | — | — | — | — |
— | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 59 | 51 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | — | — | — | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 |
3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 18 | 26 | 35 | 33 | 17 | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 73 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 191 | 189 | 191 | 142 | 191 | 191 | 89 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 1 | 17 |
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