Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Castlepoint Beach today (19 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 14s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Castlepoint Beach at 9PM is: 2.3m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 1.6m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 19). An open ocean swell of 3.0m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 15s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Castlepoint Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, strong winds from the WNW by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 16 | S 13 | S 12 | S 16 | S 16 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3582 | 2407 | 2155 | 1894 | 1419 | 1339 | 392 | 476 | 432 | 319 | 319 | 839 | 649 | 1456 | 1226 | 1045 | 796 | 564 | 504 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 10:43PM1.29m | 11:05AM1.33m | 11:28PM1.26m | 11:52AM1.31m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:42PM0.13m | 4:59AM0.17m | 5:31PM0.16m | 5:43AM0.20m | 6:17PM0.18m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 13 | S 12 | S 16 | S 16 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 |
| kJ | 3582 | 2407 | 2155 | 1894 | 1419 | 1339 | 289 | 338 | 346 | 319 | 319 | 839 | 649 | 1456 | 1226 | 1045 | 796 | 564 | 504 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | ESE 9 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | ESE 9 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 390 | 465 | 408 | 302 | 241 | 147 | 75 | 195 | 147 | 80 | 318 | 262 | 417 | 44 | 90 | 86 | 64 | 64 | 39 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SE 11 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | SSW 12 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | SE 12 | — | — | — | S 15 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | 40 | 73 | 64 | 113 | 62 | 62 | 40 | 23 | — | — | — | 115 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | — | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NNW 2 |
| kJ | 212 | — | 3203 | 3069 | 2605 | 2268 | 392 | 476 | 432 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 105 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 27 |
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