
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Castlepoint Beach today (10 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Castlepoint Beach at 10PM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 10). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (10 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (10 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Castlepoint Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon afternoon, min 8°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the NE by Wed afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 10 | Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 9 | SE 13 | S 9 | S 8 | SE 12 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 11 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
124 | 130 | 224 | 223 | 325 | 405 | 411 | 260 | 379 | 202 | 270 | 186 | 281 | 229 | 138 | 96 | 91 | 97 | 112 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 2:22PM1.51m | 2:56AM1.30m | 3:19PM1.51m | 3:56AM1.29m | 4:17PM1.50m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:39PM-0.03m | 9:00AM-0.05m | 9:37PM-0.03m | 10:00AM-0.07m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 8 | SE 12 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 11 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
124 | 110 | 224 | 223 | 325 | 405 | 411 | 260 | 379 | 202 | 270 | 155 | 281 | 229 | 138 | 96 | 91 | 88 | 107 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSW 15 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSW 8 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 9 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
75 | 130 | 157 | 175 | 23 | 239 | 227 | 215 | 68 | 119 | 69 | 186 | 47 | 59 | 11 | 57 | 54 | 71 | 71 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | ENE 6 | SSW 15 | SSE 9 | NE 12 | S 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 17 | S 16 | SE 14 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | NE 11 |
6 | 3 | 21 | 55 | 5 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 69 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 42 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | — | — | — | — | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
1 | 5 | 144 | 378 | 238 | 662 | 460 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 52 | 48 | 54 | 74 | 97 | 112 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 36 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 105 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 54 | 27 | 106 | 107 | 107 | 105 | 89 |
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