
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Castlepoint Beach today (26 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Castlepoint Beach at 1PM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 26). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 16s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (26 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (26 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Castlepoint Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the WNW by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 26 | Tuesday 27 | Wednesday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SE 12 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | NE 7 | SE 15 | SE 14 | NW 3 | NE 4 | SE 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
26 | 16 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 25 | 135 | 169 | 234 | 281 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 8 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:24AM1.30m | 5:56PM1.30m | 6:19AM1.38m | 6:55PM1.33m | 7:16AM1.45m | 7:53PM1.35m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:39AM0.20m | 00:14AM0.24m | 12:42PM0.18m | 1:12AM0.20m | 1:45PM0.13m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 13 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 12 |
Feels °C | 5 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSW 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 |
26 | 108 | 144 | 129 | 112 | 103 | 90 | 55 | 48 | 27 | 4 | 13 | 25 | 135 | 169 | 234 | 281 | 415 | 356 | 245 | 197 | 123 | 153 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SE 12 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 7 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | SE 14 | S 12 | NE 5 |
47 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 75 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | E 12 | E 11 | SE 12 | E 11 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | — | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | — | E 13 | SE 15 | SE 14 | E 13 | NE 4 | SE 14 |
9 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 3 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 8 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | SSW 4 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | NNW 2 | NNW 2 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 |
7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 24 | 74 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 17 | 134 | 17 | 26 | 17 | 65 | 73 | 75 | 54 | 73 | 237 | 98 | 89 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 3 | 17 | 65 | 73 | 134 |
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