
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Castlepoint Beach today (19 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 15s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Castlepoint Beach at 8PM is: 1.9m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 19). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (19 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (19 Jul) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Castlepoint Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Sun afternoon, min 7°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
286 | 1459 | 1902 | 1780 | 1757 | 1757 | 1959 | 1600 | 4849 | 4899 | 4066 | 3426 | 2667 | 2293 | 1733 | 1443 | 1190 | 1032 | 771 | |
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 | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 9:29PM1.40m | 9:55AM1.36m | 10:23PM1.36m | 10:46AM1.36m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:16PM-0.04m | 3:52AM0.01m | 4:14PM0.01m | 4:42AM0.05m | 5:08PM0.07m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 19 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 |
1685 | 1459 | 1902 | 1780 | 1757 | 1757 | 1959 | 1317 | 4849 | 4899 | 4066 | 3426 | 2667 | 2293 | 1733 | 1443 | 1190 | 1032 | 771 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | S 19 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
286 | 241 | 190 | 187 | 187 | 184 | 127 | 1600 | 123 | 121 | 117 | 115 | 84 | 82 | 69 | 69 | 70 | 48 | 47 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 125 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 101 | 98 | 75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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