Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Castlepoint Beach today (16 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Castlepoint Beach at 4AM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Nov) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (16 Nov) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (16 Nov) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Castlepoint Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 23°C on Mon morning, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Mon afternoon, calm by Wed afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 16 | Tuesday 17 | Wednesday 18 | Thu 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | S 7 | S 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 82 | 76 | 78 | 60 | 39 | 37 | 48 | 48 | 56 | 62 | 70 | 69 | 55 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 45 | 45 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 192 | 274 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | off | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:46PM1.15m | 11:00AM1.20m | 11:25PM1.14m | 11:43AM1.19m | 00:03AM1.14m | 12:26PM1.19m | 00:44AM1.15m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:45AM0.26m | 5:32PM0.18m | 5:27AM0.24m | 6:11PM0.16m | 6:07AM0.22m | 6:49PM0.16m | 6:48AM0.21m | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | — | 8:15 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 23 | 23 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 18 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 7 |
| kJ | 48 | 76 | 78 | 60 | 39 | 37 | 48 | 48 | 56 | 62 | 70 | 69 | 55 | 37 | 173 | 294 | 280 | 213 | 231 | 189 | 192 | 192 | 137 | 149 | 107 | 107 | 205 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 7 | ENE 8 | S 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 82 | 74 | 73 | 50 | 33 | 30 | 41 | 67 | 77 | 63 | 69 | 115 | 28 | 47 | 33 | 47 | 45 | 45 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 38 | 149 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | SW 4 | W 9 | NE 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | ENE 8 | — | S 10 | — | — | N 6 | — | NW 4 | — | — | — | — | NE 9 |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 42 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 111 | 139 | 47 | — | 2 | — | — | 3 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 27 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | — | N 2 | N 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | W 3 | — | W 3 | WSW 3 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 4 | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | 160 | 192 | 274 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 29 | 29 | 36 | 27 | 27 | 1 | 65 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 36 | 29 | 29 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 142 | 98 | 98 |
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