Castlepoint - Slippery Surf Break
Lat Long: 40.87° S 176.23° E

Castlepoint - Slippery 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Weather Forecast for Castlepoint - Slippery

Issued: 11 pm 05 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Castlepoint - Slippery sea temperature is
13.5° C

Slightly cooler than normal

Castlepoint - Slippery surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Castlepoint - Slippery today (06 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Castlepoint - Slippery at 8AM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 05). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Jun)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Afternoon (06 Jun)3ft (0.9m)9s
Evening (06 Jun)1.5ft (0.5m)12s

Table - waves today at Castlepoint - Slippery. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri night, min 11°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
6
Sunday
7
Monday
8
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
NE
7
1.7
NE
8
1.4
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.1
NE
9
1
NE
9
0.9
NE
9
0.7
NE
9
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
11
1
S
6
1
S
6
1
S
6
0.8
S
7
0.9
S
7
0.9
S
8
0.9
S
8
1.2
S
9
1.1
S
9
1
SSW
9
0.9
SSW
9
0.6
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
262
346
280
247
178
159
118
90
71
63
84
81
84
61
85
94
102
251
207
177
149
160
178
441
Wind (km/h)
25
NNW
15
N
15
NW
20
NW
25
NW
15
W
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
S
15
SSE
20
S
15
S
5
SE
10
NNE
15
NNE
20
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
8:57PM1.19m
9:28AM1.12m
9:42PM1.19m
10:08AM1.13m
10:28PM1.20m
10:49AM1.16m
Low Tide
3:34AM0.20m
3:25PM0.23m
4:14AM0.17m
4:08PM0.20m
4:54AM0.15m
4:53PM0.18m
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:33
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:53
4:52
4:52
 mm
1
1
1
2
3
2
Temp °C
17
16
15
14
15
16
15
13
12
12
11
11
12
12
12
12
11
11
11
12
12
15
16
14
Feels °C
13
13
12
10
10
13
13
11
11
11
8
7
9
11
10
9
6
6
7
8
8
12
13
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.1
NE
9
1
NE
9
0.9
NE
9
0.7
NE
9
0.6
ENE
7
0.7
S
6
0.8
S
6
0.8
S
6
0.8
S
7
0.8
S
7
0.9
S
7
0.9
S
8
0.9
S
8
1.2
S
9
1.1
S
9
1
SSW
9
0.9
SSW
9
0.7
SSW
9
0.7
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
16
Energy kJ
142
158
280
247
178
159
118
90
34
41
54
53
56
61
85
94
102
251
207
177
149
92
178
441
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
S
11
0.3
SSW
11
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
6
0.5
NE
9
0.4
SSW
11
0.4
NE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.5
S
10
0.4
NE
7
0.3
NE
7
0.3
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
S
9
0.1
NE
8
Energy kJ
15
15
15
15
14
9
23
72
18
43
40
14
21
22
13
14
51
14
8
67
87
160
55
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
9
0.1
E
18
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
15
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
14
0.3
S
13
0.1
SE
16
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
11
0.4
NE
7
0.4
SSW
11
0.3
SSW
10
0.4
SSW
10
0.3
S
11
0.2
SSW
10
0.4
NE
7
0.2
E
10
0.2
SSW
20
0.3
NE
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.4
SSW
18
0.1
SE
14
Energy kJ
1
6
1
5
11
15
30
10
71
63
13
38
22
37
21
10
14
8
37
8
5
5
107
8
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
NE
7
1.7
NE
8
0.3
NNW
2
0.4
NW
3
0.4
NNW
3
0.3
WNW
3
0.3
SW
4
0.3
SSW
4
0.8
SSW
6
1
S
6
1
S
6
1
S
6
0.5
NW
3
0.5
NW
4
0.4
NW
4
0.5
NW
4
Energy kJ
262
346
1
2
3
1
2
3
50
84
81
84
5
6
5
7
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
52
33
24
24
0
0
3
3
24
24
62
99
99
0
24
0
24
19
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in The Wairarapa
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
3
4
2
3
3
4
4
5
5
5
5
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
9
8
8
8
8
9
9
9
9
9
8
7
8
8
8
8
7
9
7
7
6
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