
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Castlepoint Beach today (28 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 15s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 14s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 3s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Castlepoint Beach at 4PM is: 0.1m 14s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 28). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 12s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (28 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (28 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 3s |
Table - waves today at Castlepoint Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 8°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Wed night, moderate winds from the W by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 28 | Thursday 29 | Friday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 15 | NE 6 | SE 14 | SE 14 | NW 3 | SE 14 | NE 6 | SSW 13 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 5 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 11 | S 6 | E 12 | SE 11 | SE 13 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
8 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 49 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 56 | 215 | 334 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:16AM1.45m | 7:53PM1.35m | 8:11AM1.52m | 8:50PM1.37m | 9:06AM1.56m | 9:45PM1.39m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:45PM0.13m | 2:07AM0.15m | 2:45PM0.07m | 3:00AM0.08m | 3:42PM0.00m | ||||||||||||||||
6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:51 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 15 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 11 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
271 | 147 | 318 | 242 | 170 | 152 | 149 | 102 | 286 | 146 | 128 | 169 | 20 | 43 | 49 | 301 | 351 | 563 | 461 | 318 | 311 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | SSW 13 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | NE 6 | NE 6 | S 9 | ENE 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SE 11 | SSW 6 | SE 10 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 |
1 | 125 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 43 | 3 | 24 | 22 | 1 | 179 | 253 | 273 | 5 | 57 | 4 | 56 | 215 | 334 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 15 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 13 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SSW 18 | SW 6 | ENE 6 | NE 5 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 11 | SE 11 | E 12 | SE 11 | SE 13 | SE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 |
8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 61 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 18 | 17 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 2 | W 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | — | W 4 | W 4 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | W 2 | WNW 2 | SW 3 | SSW 5 |
1 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 35 | 21 | 14 | 19 | 16 | 14 | — | 14 | 12 | 80 | 122 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 38 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 26 | 134 | 75 | 73 | 73 | 134 | 134 | 134 | 142 | 142 | 245 | 245 | 17 | 142 | 200 | 89 | 1 | 236 | 17 | 245 | 283 |
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