
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Castlepoint Beach today (26 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Castlepoint Beach at 6AM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 25). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (26 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Evening (26 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Castlepoint Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 5°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Sat morning, strong winds from the WNW by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||
Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | ||||||||||||||||
9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | S 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||
115 | 201 | 101 | 198 | 195 | 224 | 202 | 172 | 187 | 177 | 177 | 177 | 140 | 142 | 154 | 239 | 154 | |
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-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:04AM1.13m | 4:26PM1.21m | 4:55AM1.17m | 5:22PM1.23m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:51PM0.23m | 10:08AM0.20m | 10:49PM0.25m | 11:05AM0.20m | |||||||||||||
— | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 9 | -1 | 0 | 0 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 14 | SSW 9 |
372 | 282 | 277 | 256 | 195 | 224 | 202 | 154 | 187 | 177 | 177 | 177 | 140 | 142 | 154 | 239 | 442 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SE 15 | ENE 6 | ESE 13 |
115 | 201 | 101 | 198 | 195 | 189 | 183 | 172 | 116 | 112 | 104 | 73 | 50 | 49 | 56 | 3 | 154 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 11 | SE 7 | SE 7 | N 10 | E 18 | SE 9 | ESE 17 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | SE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | NE 5 | S 16 | NE 6 |
30 | 20 | 58 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 58 | 85 | 85 | 5 | 21 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 2 | NW 2 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | SW 5 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 100 | 251 | 692 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 2 | 1 | 29 | 134 | 73 | 134 | 134 | 220 | 98 | 36 |
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