Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Castlepoint Beach today (23 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Castlepoint Beach at 11PM is: 0.3m 13s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 23). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.0m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Castlepoint Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
34 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 34 | 34 | 35 | 37 | 37 | 35 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | |
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 | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:20PM1.26m | 1:39AM1.14m | 2:01PM1.24m | 2:24AM1.10m | 2:42PM1.22m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:40PM0.21m | 7:42AM0.24m | 8:20PM0.21m | 8:22AM0.24m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 15 |
15 | 33 | 32 | 133 | 108 | 108 | 861 | 1836 | 1556 | 1121 | 762 | 558 | 511 | 425 | 404 | 314 | 605 | 551 | 435 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | NE 7 | NE 6 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 |
34 | 7 | 2 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 34 | 34 | 35 | 37 | 37 | 35 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SSW 17 | ESE 13 | — | — | — | SE 14 | S 18 | S 18 | — | — | — | — | E 11 | NE 6 |
9 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 29 | 32 | — | — | — | 8 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | SW 9 | — | — | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 4 | WNW 2 | NW 4 | WNW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 |
36 | 46 | 50 | 35 | 15 | 321 | — | — | 9 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 1 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 5 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 142 | 191 | 191 | 89 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 17 | 17 | 1 | 17 | 75 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 |
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