Castlepoint - Slippery surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Thursday 21 Aug 2025 NZST
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Castlepoint - Slippery surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Castlepoint - Slippery sea temperature is
12.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Castlepoint - Slippery today?

The current surf forecast for Castlepoint - Slippery at 2AM is: 2.3m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 2.0m 14s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Aug)7.5ft (2.3m)14s
Afternoon (22 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)12s
Evening (22 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)10s

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

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Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
5
3
2
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
0
0
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
S
2
S
2.3
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.3
S
1.8
S
1.7
S
1.7
S
1.3
SSE
1.3
SSE
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
Period(s) (?)1514141414131212101015141413101099999111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)490716493610352132501026837756621648583582846754447441316183156146126192172169
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSW
15
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
20
S
20
S
15
S
10
S
5
W
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
NW
10
NE
15
ENE
15
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNW
15
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:47AM
1.23
4:05PM
1.39
4:40AM
1.20
4:59PM
1.33
5:33AM
1.18
5:52PM
1.28
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:29PM
0.05
9:50AM
0.01
10:25PM
0.09
10:46AM
0.03
11:23PM
0.12
11:40AM
0.05
Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Sunrise----6:54-------6:54-------6:52---
Sunset------5:40-------5:42-------5:43-
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-----1------------------
Temp. °C9998991099988810101099889111111
Feels °C (?)444444556755565666557767
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Wairarapa

  1. weather stationWind Update The wind is still cross-off at Castlepoint - Slippery (moderate winds from the WSW at CastlepointAws 4 km from Castlepoint - Slippery). 2.4m 8s swell from the S to make surfable waves.

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Actual: 59 min ago

28 km/h
WSW
Cross-Off
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