
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Castlepoint Beach today (21 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Castlepoint Beach at 10PM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 21). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (21 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
| Evening (21 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Castlepoint Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon afternoon, min 5°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Mon night, light winds from the WSW by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 21 | Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | |||||||||||||||||
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 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | SE 12 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | SE 12 | S 7 | SE 11 | SE 11 | S 9 | S 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
598 | 504 | 386 | 472 | 389 | 322 | 181 | 138 | 23 | 330 | 305 | 191 | 130 | 22 | 397 | 31 | 30 | 812 | 679 | |
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-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 12:40PM1.22m | 00:57AM1.12m | 1:21PM1.21m | 1:41AM1.10m | 2:02PM1.20m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:01PM0.16m | 7:01AM0.21m | 7:38PM0.17m | 7:41AM0.20m | 8:17PM0.18m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 |
Feels °C | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | SSW 17 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 15 | SSW 15 |
598 | 504 | 386 | 472 | 389 | 322 | 181 | 138 | 58 | 330 | 305 | 191 | 130 | 139 | 211 | 266 | 240 | 161 | 125 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ENE 10 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | E 10 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | S 16 | ESE 9 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 |
10 | 10 | 9 | 27 | 27 | 44 | 42 | 24 | 16 | 102 | 102 | 96 | 137 | 17 | 20 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 22 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 9 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | SSW 17 | SE 12 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | E 9 | — | — | E 9 | ESE 11 |
9 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 54 | 23 | 16 | 14 | 55 | 22 | 22 | 6 | — | — | 6 | 12 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 4 | W 4 | WSW 3 | S 6 | — | — | — | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 |
2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 158 | — | — | — | 232 | 277 | 397 | 522 | 603 | 812 | 679 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 89 | 17 | 0 | 75 | 191 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 155 | 155 | 155 | 272 | 101 | 0 |
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