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Castlepoint - The Gap

Lat Long: 40.91° S 176.22° E

Castlepoint - The Gap Surf Photo: 'gap baz' by ben logan

Issued: 5 pm 08 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Castlepoint - The Gap sea temperature is

11.7° C

1.1°

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

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3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ENE	N	NE	ENE	E
	6 s	cross- off	7 s	6 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 7 March at 3 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Castlepoint - The Gap around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ENE	NNW	NE	ENE	E
	6 s	cross- off	6 s	6 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 7 March at 6 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Castlepoint - The Gap around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	WNW	NNW	ENE	E
	10 s	off	2 s	6 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 7 March at 9 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Castlepoint - The Gap around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	WNW	NW	ENE	E
	12 s	off	3 s	6 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 8 March at 12 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Castlepoint - The Gap around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	WNW	WNW	E	ENE
	12 s	off	3 s	12 s	6 s

Open ocean wave model on 8 March at 3 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Castlepoint - The Gap around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	NW	NW	E	ENE
	12 s	off	3 s	12 s	6 s

Open ocean wave model on 8 March at 6 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Castlepoint - The Gap around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	WNW	NW	E	SSW
	12 s	off	3 s	12 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 8 March at 9 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Castlepoint - The Gap around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	WNW	NW	E	NE
	11 s	off	3 s	11 s	6 s

Open ocean wave model on 8 March at 12 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Castlepoint - The Gap around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	WNW	NW	E	SSW
	11 s	off	3 s	11 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 8 March at 3 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Castlepoint - The Gap around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	NW	NW	E	SSW
	11 s	off	3 s	11 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 8 March at 6 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Castlepoint - The Gap around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	WNW	NW	E	SSW
	10 s	off	4 s	10 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 8 March at 9 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Castlepoint - The Gap around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	WNW	WNW	E	SSW
	10 s	off	4 s	10 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 9 March at 12 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Castlepoint - The Gap around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	WNW	WNW	E	SSW
	10 s	off	4 s	10 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 9 March at 3 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Castlepoint - The Gap around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	WSW	W	E	NNW
	10 s	cross- off	4 s	10 s	5 s

Open ocean wave model on 9 March at 6 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Castlepoint - The Gap around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	SW	WSW	E	SSE
	10 s	cross- off	4 s	10 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 9 March at 9 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Castlepoint - The Gap around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	SSW	SSW	E	SSE
	10 s	cross	4 s	10 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 9 March at 12 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Castlepoint - The Gap around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	SSW	SSW	E	SSE
	9 s	cross	5 s	9 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 9 March at 3 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Castlepoint - The Gap around the time the photo was taken

Image captured 19 minutes after high water (at high spring tide). Tide height was 1.3m (4.2 ft). Range 1.79m (5.9 ft). Toggle tide graph

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Photo taken at: 3:43 pm 8 Mar 2009

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