Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Castlepoint Beach today (09 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Castlepoint Beach at 5PM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.4m 2s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (09 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Evening (09 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Castlepoint Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sun night, light winds from the SE by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 10 | S 10 | S 13 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SE 12 | S 9 | S 9 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 296 | 240 | 206 | 260 | 225 | 216 | 180 | 173 | 169 | 135 | 124 | 164 | 157 | 554 | 549 | 343 | 280 | 379 | 346 | 422 | 390 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 1:27PM1.48m | 1:57AM1.31m | 2:22PM1.51m | 2:56AM1.30m | 3:19PM1.51m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:12AM0.01m | 7:45PM-0.01m | 8:04AM-0.02m | 8:39PM-0.03m | 9:00AM-0.05m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 |
Feels °C | 5 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SE 12 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 11 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 296 | 240 | 108 | 260 | 225 | 216 | 180 | 173 | 169 | 135 | 124 | 164 | 92 | 554 | 278 | 343 | 247 | 379 | 346 | 422 | 390 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | SE 12 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 15 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SSW 8 | S 15 | SW 12 | S 14 |
| kJ | 232 | 222 | 206 | 37 | 26 | 19 | 9 | 11 | 22 | 10 | 75 | 130 | 157 | 175 | 18 | 319 | 280 | 104 | 18 | 6 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 13 | ENE 6 | S 12 | S 12 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | SE 12 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | NE 6 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | SW 13 | S 19 | S 18 |
| kJ | 14 | 13 | 27 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 24 | 6 | 1 | 21 | 24 | 2 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | NE 5 | — | NW 2 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 | WSW 4 | SSW 3 | SSW 5 | SSW 7 | SSW 9 | S 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | — | — | — | NE 7 |
| kJ | 6 | 17 | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 37 | 191 | 860 | 549 | 511 | 300 | — | — | — | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 27 | 3 | 27 | 27 | 17 | 17 | 73 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 89 | 89 | 105 |
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