Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Castlepoint - The Gap today (23 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 10s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Castlepoint - The Gap at 3AM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 16s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (23 Sep) | 8ft (2.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Castlepoint - The Gap. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Wed morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri morning, min 5°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Tue night, calm by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | ||||||||||||||||
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 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | SSW 10 | S 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 228 | 172 | 168 | 387 | 413 | 476 | 533 | 627 | 1064 | 505 | 738 | 617 | 963 | 862 | 669 | 357 | 304 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:41AM1.10m | 2:02PM1.20m | 2:27AM1.09m | 2:47PM1.19m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:38PM0.17m | 7:41AM0.20m | 8:17PM0.18m | 8:24AM0.20m | 9:00PM0.20m | ||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 |
Feels °C | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 9 | SSW 14 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 228 | 172 | 137 | 155 | 214 | 266 | 331 | 228 | 632 | 163 | 489 | 471 | 440 | 427 | 407 | 357 | 304 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | SSW 15 | ESE 11 | SSW 14 | SW 12 | ESE 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 102 | 96 | 22 | 21 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 23 | 169 | 22 | 118 | 38 | 19 | 51 | 50 | 45 | 80 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | E 9 | E 10 | — | — | — | E 9 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 22 | 35 | 15 | 7 | — | — | — | 6 | 22 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 19 | 19 | 10 | 20 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 2 | S 8 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | SSW 10 | S 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | 168 | 387 | 413 | 476 | 533 | 627 | 1064 | 505 | 738 | 617 | 963 | 862 | 669 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 135 | 183 | 102 | 146 | 102 | 102 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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