
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Castlepoint Beach today (29 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Castlepoint Beach at 4PM is: 0.1m 13s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 29). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 15s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (29 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (29 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Castlepoint Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 7°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Thu morning, light winds from the S by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 29 | Friday 30 | Saturday 31 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 6 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | S 12 | S 5 | S 6 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | S 6 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | SSE 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 17 | 36 | 11 | 11 | 38 | 99 | 217 | 347 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 1850 | 1832 | 1673 | 1597 | |
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 | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:11AM1.52m | 8:50PM1.37m | 9:06AM1.56m | 9:45PM1.39m | 10:01AM1.56m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:45PM0.07m | 3:00AM0.08m | 3:42PM0.00m | 3:53AM0.02m | 4:37PM-0.05m | ||||||||||||||||
6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 6 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSE 12 | E 14 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 |
283 | 201 | 176 | 169 | 184 | 256 | 344 | 301 | 356 | 322 | 444 | 231 | 347 | 416 | 365 | 237 | 15 | 4 | 1832 | 1673 | 1597 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | S 8 | S 8 | S 5 | S 6 | SSE 11 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 18 | S 17 | SSE 13 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | SSE 12 | NE 14 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 36 | 11 | 48 | 38 | 99 | 217 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | S 12 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 12 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 14 | SSE 14 | E 13 | — | — | — | NE 15 | NE 14 | NE 14 | — | — |
1 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 3 | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | 8 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | W 3 | W 4 | SW 6 | — | W 2 | W 3 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | — | — |
26 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 71 | — | 1 | 7 | 87 | 309 | 1033 | 1325 | 1640 | 1932 | 1850 | 2715 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 134 | 142 | 142 | 26 | 17 | 89 | 190 | 105 | 1 | 17 | 245 | 283 | 283 | 236 | 101 | 101 | 98 | 98 | 124 | 124 | 0 |
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