Surf Forecasts:
Castlepoint - The Gap surf forecast from 4 Oct 2026:
- Best quality surf: Monday 12 Oct, 4AM (local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period, NE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Friday 9 Oct, 1PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period, S swell with 529 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 6 Oct, 4AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SSE swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Castlepoint - The Gap this week:
The surf forecast for Castlepoint - The Gap over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Oct 06) at 4AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 10s period with a secondary swell of 0.6m and 4s. Another secondary swell of 0.9m and 4s is also forecast. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Castlepoint - The Gap in the next 16 days are 1.0m 16s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Oct 09) at 1PM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.3m 3s period and expected on Wednesday (Oct 07) at 7AM.
| Wave Type | Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 4AM (Tue 6th Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) 10s |
| Best Surf | 4AM (Mon 12th Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) 7s |
| Most Powerful | 1PM (Fri 9th Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 16s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Castlepoint - The Gap over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 7°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 5 | Tuesday 6 | Wednesday 7 | Thursday 8 | Friday 9 | Saturday 10 | Sunday 11 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | NE 6 | SSW 17 | NE 6 | ENE 8 | NE 9 | NE 10 | ENE 9 | SSW 16 | S 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 19 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 524 | 353 | 196 | 81 | 59 | 104 | 56 | 59 | 80 | 118 | 137 | 119 | 363 | 509 | 276 | 215 | 183 | 117 | 75 | 171 | 180 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 1:03PM1.47m | 1:30AM1.30m | 1:59PM1.44m | 2:26AM1.28m | 2:54PM1.40m | 3:24AM1.26m | 3:49PM1.37m | 4:20AM1.27m | 4:45PM1.34m | 5:15AM1.28m | 5:39PM1.32m | 6:08AM1.30m | 6:33PM1.29m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 7:26PM-0.08m | 7:43AM-0.07m | 8:15PM-0.06m | 8:36AM-0.06m | 9:06PM-0.02m | 9:33AM-0.03m | 9:59PM0.04m | 10:32AM0.01m | 10:56PM0.11m | 11:29AM0.05m | 11:54PM0.17m | 12:25PM0.10m | 00:49AM0.22m | ||||||||
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 | 6:43 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — |
 | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | 7:25 | — | — | 7:27 | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | 7:29 | — | — | 7:30 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 11 | 9 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 18 | 19 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 11 |
Feels °C | 5 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SSE 10 | ENE 8 | NE 9 | NE 10 | S 6 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 |
| kJ | 524 | 353 | 196 | 81 | 59 | 47 | 40 | 36 | 80 | 118 | 137 | 119 | 118 | 124 | 276 | 215 | 183 | 82 | 45 | 25 | 13 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 16 | NE 13 | SSW 14 | NE 5 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 11 | SSW 17 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSW 15 | ENE 9 | SSW 16 | S 16 | NE 8 | SE 6 | SE 13 | SSW 19 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 5 | 7 | 18 | 11 | 17 | 30 | 37 | 59 | 32 | 16 | 44 | 108 | 363 | 509 | 17 | 21 | 7 | 117 | 58 | 48 | 23 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | NE 12 | E 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSE 8 | SSW 17 | E 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSE 9 | SSW 14 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SSW 14 | SE 12 | — |
| kJ | 3 | 5 | 3 | 39 | 30 | 14 | 56 | 3 | 48 | 43 | 8 | 21 | 86 | 45 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 19 | 6 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 3 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NNW 3 | NE 6 | — | SSW 3 | S 5 | — | — | ENE 8 | E 6 | ENE 7 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | — | 5 | 17 | 25 | 45 | 104 | 1 | 59 | — | 1 | 34 | — | — | 120 | 108 | 93 | 77 | 86 | 75 | 171 | 180 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 28 | 104 | 4 | 16 | 88 | 28 | 37 | 4 | 0 | 137 | 268 | 104 | 99 | 102 | 88 | 104 | 104 | 88 | 88 | 106 | 28 |
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