Castlepoint Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(The Wairarapa, New Zealand)

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Castlepoint Beach Surf Guide

Castlepoint Beach in the Waiararpa is a sheltered beach break that has unreliable waves with no particular seasonal pattern. Offshore winds are from the west with some shelter here from northeast winds. Does not handle onshore winds very well Most of the surf here comes from groundswells and the best swell direction is from the east. Waves at the beach are both lefts and rights. Good surf at all stages of the tide. Relatively few surfers here, even on good days.

Castlepoint Beach Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach	2	inconsistent	15.5°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Castlepoint Beach:

The best conditions reported for surf at Castlepoint Beach occur when a East swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the Southwest.

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

mayBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Castlepoint Beach with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of May. Clean surfable waves are typically found 6% of the time in May while 7% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 87% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

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

blown out

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

too small

87%

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

Explore Castlepoint Beach Location Map

Interactive Castlepoint Beach 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 Beach is Masterton Airport (MRO) in New Zealand, 50 km (31 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Castlepoint Beach is Palmerston North Airport (PMR), also in New Zealand, 82 km (51 miles) away.

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Castlepoint Beach Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Wednesday, 6 May 2026, 16:06 Local Time

m, °C	Wednesday 06			Thu
ft, °F	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM
Wave (m)	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE
Period (s)	10	10	10	10
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross	cross	cross	cross

What does Castlepoint Beach look like?

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Tides at Castlepoint Beach

Current tide and informaton

For Castlepoint, New Zealand, 2 km from Castlepoint Beach.

Next High Water: 08:49pm | 1.24m

Next Low Water: 03:26am | 0.25m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Castlepoint Beach Sea Temperature

The water temperature (15.5 °C) at Castlepoint Beach is quite cool. If the sun shines as we have forecast, it should feel warm enough to surf in a good spring wetsuit. Effective windchill factor of (18.0 °C) will make the air and water feel about the same temperature.

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit.

Current Temp*: 15.5°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

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Swell History at Castlepoint Beach

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

Average Swell

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Wind History at Castlepoint Beach

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

Average Wind

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Castlepoint Beach Reviews:

Interactive Porthcawl Point location map. View nearby buoy information, live wind conditions and surrounding roads, paths and locations to help find new breaks. Click the buoys or wind icon to view more information.

Ratings

Based on 2 votes.

Overall:2.0
Quality on a good day:3.0
Consistency of Surf:2.5
Difficulty Level:2.5
Crowds:4.0
Camping:4.0
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Review

Impartial reviews submitted by Surf-Forecast users.

Terence O'Neill from New Zealand

“Beach break best on ne to se swell. Wind should be under 15 km sw through nw . Better for long board. Can be junkie.”

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