Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Castlepoint Beach today (16 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Castlepoint Beach at 5PM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 16). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (16 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
| Evening (16 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Castlepoint Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Thu morning, calm by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sun 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | ESE 14 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | S 21 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 89 | 143 | 167 | 174 | 298 | 427 | 512 | 635 | 778 | 892 | 892 | 933 | 909 | 851 | 829 | 818 | 807 | 691 | 682 | 663 | 586 | 4160 | 486 | 479 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:14AM1.35m | 6:35PM1.54m | 7:12AM1.34m | 7:34PM1.50m | 8:09AM1.35m | 8:32PM1.44m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:07AM-0.03m | 12:20PM-0.09m | 1:08AM-0.04m | 1:19PM-0.10m | 2:05AM-0.04m | 2:17PM-0.08m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | 5:08 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | ESE 14 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | S 10 | S 15 | SSW 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | SSW 23 | S 22 | S 21 | S 20 | S 19 |
| kJ | 89 | 143 | 167 | 174 | 298 | 427 | 512 | 635 | 778 | 892 | 892 | 400 | 1200 | 869 | 829 | 818 | 807 | 691 | 682 | 1895 | 4129 | 4160 | 3442 | 3038 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | S 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | S 4 | S 4 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 10 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 |
| kJ | 30 | 30 | 24 | 29 | 25 | 13 | 9 | 38 | 70 | 127 | 313 | 933 | 909 | 851 | 724 | 571 | 418 | 349 | 314 | 663 | 586 | 493 | 486 | 479 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | — | E 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | S 19 | SSW 25 | SSW 10 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 19 | — | 2 | 24 | 24 | 47 | 45 | 43 | 74 | 174 | — | — | — | — | — | 30 | 208 | 180 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | SW 4 | — | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 4 | — | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 17 | 3 | 73 | 3 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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