
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Castlepoint Beach today (23 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Castlepoint Beach at 11PM is: 1.9m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 23). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (23 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Castlepoint Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat morning, min 5°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | |||||||||||||||||
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 8 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 8 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
398 | 873 | 632 | 567 | 513 | 460 | 493 | 425 | 463 | 392 | 327 | 320 | 276 | 230 | 189 | 78 | 81 | 81 | 117 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:02PM1.20m | 2:27AM1.09m | 2:47PM1.19m | 3:14AM1.10m | 3:34PM1.20m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:17PM0.18m | 8:24AM0.20m | 9:00PM0.20m | 9:13AM0.20m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 |
Feels °C | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 |
408 | 228 | 169 | 163 | 513 | 460 | 493 | 425 | 463 | 392 | 327 | 320 | 276 | 230 | 189 | 443 | 419 | 401 | 372 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | SSW 14 | SW 12 | ESE 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | ESE 12 |
30 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 116 | 38 | 9 | 51 | 51 | 45 | 81 | 139 | 131 | 184 | 225 | 78 | 59 | 41 | 117 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 9 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 8 |
— | 6 | 12 | 5 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 35 | 57 | 57 | 81 | 81 | 31 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 | SSW 10 | — | — | — | — | WNW 2 | NW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
398 | 873 | 632 | 567 | 773 | 632 | 940 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 101 | 101 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 36 | 54 | 1 |
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