Castlepoint - Slippery surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Tuesday 21 Apr 2026 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
15.7° 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 11PM is: 5.0m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Apr)--
Afternoon (21 Apr)18ft (5.5m)11s
Evening (21 Apr)16ft (5.0m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
5.5
SSE
5.5
SSE
5
SSE
5
SSE
4
SSE
3.5
S
3.5
S
3.5
S
3
SE
3
S
2.5
SE
2.4
SE
2.1
ESE
2.1
SE
1.9
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.1
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
Period(s) (?)111111101010101011101111101010101091099999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)634564775642469531412248221125082064166114301313926815684576396378299227188143116111
Wind
(km/h)
55
S
50
S
45
S
45
SSE
45
S
45
S
45
S
40
S
40
S
35
S
35
S
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
25
S
20
S
15
SSW
10
SW
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
5
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:36PM
1.59
9:14AM
1.42
9:32PM
1.58
10:07AM
1.41
10:28PM
1.55
10:59AM
1.38
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:30PM
0.03
3:12AM
-0.05
3:24PM
-0.02
4:06AM
-0.08
4:19PM
-0.06
4:59AM
-0.09
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sunrise------6:50-------6:52-------6:52-
Sunset5:36-------5:35-------5:32-------
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
cloud
clear
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
968311121-127211---11---
Temp. °C111011121211111111111110111111121312111010101113
Feels °C (?)0-123211223335566888888912
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