Castlepoint Beach surf break

Castlepoint Beach surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 17 Feb 2026 NZDT
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Castlepoint Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Castlepoint Beach sea temperature is
17.1° C
(Which is 1.0°C colder than average for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Castlepoint Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Castlepoint Beach at 3PM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm February 17). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Feb)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Afternoon (17 Feb)3ft (0.9m)12s
Evening (17 Feb)3ft (0.9m)11s

Table - waves today at Castlepoint Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
SE
1
SE
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
0.9
ESE
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
0.8
ESE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.6
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
E
1.9
E
2
E
1.8
E
1.5
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.1
ESE
Period(s) (?)121212111111111110101010101212121114121211111110
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1752722322092051722041661571301021009811922612516623211061113821512281260
Wind
(km/h)
15
NW
10
NW
10
SSW
10
SSE
5
SSW
5
W
10
W
5
W
5
WSW
10
SE
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
NW
15
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
NW
35
WNW
30
NW
20
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:59PM
1.08
6:16AM
1.22
6:51PM
1.11
7:10AM
1.22
7:43PM
1.15
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:55AM
0.22
12:01AM
0.17
12:52PM
0.20
12:54AM
0.15
1:47PM
0.19
1:49AM
0.13
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Sunrise-------6:41-------6:43-------6:43
Sunset---8:15-------8:15-------8:13----
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
---1--------------------
Temp. °C182120181616151417191818171515161821222018171717
Feels °C (?)161919181616141317181718171312121317191613121214
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