
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Castlepoint Beach today (27 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 5s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Castlepoint Beach at 6PM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 27). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (27 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
| Evening (27 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Castlepoint Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the WNW by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 27 | Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 5 | NE 6 | NE 7 | S 6 | S 7 | S 8 | S 9 | NE 6 | SE 15 | NE 6 | SE 14 | SE 14 | NW 3 | SE 14 | NE 6 | SSW 17 | SE 14 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SE 13 | SE 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
2 | 10 | 18 | 83 | 131 | 173 | 269 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:55PM1.33m | 7:16AM1.45m | 7:53PM1.35m | 8:11AM1.52m | 8:50PM1.37m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:42PM0.18m | 1:12AM0.20m | 1:45PM0.13m | 2:07AM0.15m | 2:45PM0.07m | ||||||||||||||||
6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | |
mm | 1 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 12 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | NE 6 | NE 7 | S 6 | S 7 | S 8 | S 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 9 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 5 |
24 | 10 | 18 | 83 | 131 | 173 | 269 | 302 | 271 | 147 | 379 | 242 | 210 | 155 | 149 | 43 | 286 | 147 | 130 | 125 | 36 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | SSW 13 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | ENE 5 | NE 6 | SSW 13 | NE 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SE 13 | SSW 15 |
2 | 23 | 21 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 125 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 64 | 1 | 28 | 13 | 7 | 169 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | — | SE 11 | SSW 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 10 | E 13 | SE 15 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | SE 14 | — | SSW 17 | SE 14 | NE 6 | NE 6 | S 8 | SE 13 |
1 | — | 4 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | — | 95 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 3 | SSW 5 | S 6 | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NW 3 | — | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WSW 4 | SSW 6 |
8 | 40 | 77 | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | — | 2 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 35 | 46 | 22 | 16 | 21 | 17 | 81 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 235 | 98 | 98 | 1 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 134 | 75 | 73 | 54 | 134 | 134 | 134 | 142 | 142 | 191 | 135 | 3 |
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