Castlepoint – Slippery Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(The Wairarapa, New Zealand)

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Castlepoint - Slippery Surf Guide

Slippery-Castlepoint in the Waiararpa is an exposed reef break that has fairly consistent surf and can work at any time of the year. Works best in offshore winds from the northwest and there is no shelter here from cross shore breezes. Easily blown out by onshore winds Waves just as likely from local windswells as from distant groundswells and the best swell direction is from the southeast. A reef breaks left. Best around mid tide. It very rarely gets crowded here. Watch out for dangerous rips.

Castlepoint - Slippery Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Reef	2	fairly consistent	15.4°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Castlepoint - Slippery:

The best conditions reported for surf at Castlepoint - Slippery occur when a Southeast swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the West-northwest.

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What's the best time of year to surf Castlepoint - Slippery (for consistent clean waves)?

augustBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Castlepoint - Slippery with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of August. Clean surfable waves are typically found 31% of the time in August while 37% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 32% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

31%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

37%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

32%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Castlepoint - Slippery Location Map

Interactive Castlepoint - Slippery surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Castlepoint - Slippery is Masterton Airport (MRO) in New Zealand, 51 km (32 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Castlepoint - Slippery is Palmerston North Airport (PMR), also in New Zealand, 80 km (50 miles) away.

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Castlepoint - Slippery Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Sunday, 3 May 2026, 06:57 Local Time

m, °C	Sunday 03
ft, °F	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM
Wave (m)	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW
Period (s)	14	14	14	14
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	off	off	off	cross- on

What does Castlepoint - Slippery look like?

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Credit: Rob Davies

Tides at Castlepoint - Slippery

Current tide and informaton

For Castlepoint, New Zealand, 5 km from Castlepoint - Slippery.

Next High Water: 06:41pm | 1.29m

Next Low Water: 12:28pm | 0.35m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Castlepoint - Slippery Sea Temperature

The water temperature (15.4 °C) at Castlepoint - Slippery is quite cool. If the sun does come out as forecast, it should feel warm enough to surf in a good sealed spring wetsuit. Some surfers would prefer to wear gloves and boots too. Effective windchill factor of (14.0 °C) will make the air and water feel about the same temperature.

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit, neoprene gloves and boots.

Current Temp*: 15.4°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

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Swell History at Castlepoint - Slippery

Surf stats for Castlepoint - Slippery, see the swell variation by month or season on the history page here.

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Wind History at Castlepoint - Slippery

Wind stats for Castlepoint - Slippery, see the variation in direction and stength by month or season on the history page here.

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Castlepoint - Slippery Reviews:

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