Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Castlepoint Beach today (30 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Castlepoint Beach at 8AM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Castlepoint Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 6°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Sun night, light winds from the WSW by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | ||||||||||||||||
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 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | S 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 146 | 108 | 75 | 73 | 33 | 33 | 19 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 269 | 20 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | 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 |
High Tide | 6:21AM1.12m | 6:43PM1.19m | 7:12AM1.17m | 7:39PM1.22m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:25AM0.24m | 12:28PM0.19m | 1:16AM0.22m | 1:23PM0.17m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | NE 7 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 17 | S 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 146 | 108 | 75 | 73 | 26 | 66 | 121 | 145 | 147 | 90 | 498 | 269 | 1535 | 1485 | 1164 | 1521 | 1841 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SSE 10 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | S 17 | NE 8 | SSW 16 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
| kJ | 23 | 23 | 17 | 19 | 33 | 27 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 149 | 11 | 575 | 20 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SE 12 | SSW 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | NE 8 | SE 11 | NE 9 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 21 | 22 | 20 | 33 | 43 | 33 | 19 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | NNW 2 | NW 3 | NNW 4 | — | WNW 2 | — | W 3 | W 4 | W 4 | SSW 8 | — | W 3 | W 4 | W 4 | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | — | 1 | — | 4 | 23 | 19 | 71 | — | 11 | 18 | 14 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 29 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 134 | 142 | 26 | 29 | 26 | 142 | 236 | 142 | 89 | 134 |
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