
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Castlepoint - Slippery today (11 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 18s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Castlepoint - Slippery at 7AM is: 0.5m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.2m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 10). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (11 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 18s |
| Evening (11 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Castlepoint - Slippery. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the S by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||
Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 6 | S 7 | SSW 7 | S 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 15 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||
155 | 173 | 284 | 176 | 344 | 333 | 326 | 240 | 156 | 399 | 302 | 441 | 917 | 1685 | 2119 | 4009 | 4384 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross |
High Tide | 4:34AM1.26m | 4:58PM1.38m | 5:30AM1.27m | 5:54PM1.34m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:17PM0.03m | 10:44AM-0.04m | 11:19PM0.07m | 11:43AM-0.01m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | |
mm | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 18 | S 6 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 15 |
115 | 105 | 167 | 150 | 120 | 73 | 56 | 240 | 20 | 399 | 302 | 441 | 917 | 1685 | 2119 | 4009 | 4384 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 6 | S 18 | ESE 7 | ENE 11 | S 5 | S 6 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 |
32 | 32 | 22 | 176 | 344 | 333 | 326 | 29 | 156 | 5 | 11 | 35 | 53 | 44 | 43 | 42 | 42 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 14 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SSW 13 | ENE 14 | ESE 7 | ENE 13 | NE 13 | SE 7 | SE 7 | — | — |
77 | 75 | 76 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 11 | 10 | 64 | 18 | 5 | 17 | 44 | 2 | 2 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | S 7 | SSW 7 | — | — | — | NNW 2 | NW 2 | — | SW 3 | S 4 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — |
155 | 173 | 284 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 13 | 58 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 99 | 99 | 99 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 99 | 91 | 19 | 125 | 3 | 92 | 92 |
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