Castlepoint Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.90° S 176.22° E

Castlepoint Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 30 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Castlepoint Beach sea temperature is
12.2° C
0.6° 

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


How big are the waves at Castlepoint Beach today (30 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Castlepoint Beach at 11AM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 30). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)12s
Afternoon (30 Jul)4ft (1.2m)11s
Evening (30 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 4°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Fri night, light winds from the W by Sat night).

Thursday
30
Friday
31
Saturday
1
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
ESE
12
1.4
ESE
12
1.4
ESE
12
1.3
ESE
12
1.2
ESE
11
1.1
ESE
11
1.1
ESE
11
1.1
ESE
11
1
ESE
11
0.9
ESE
11
0.8
ESE
11
0.8
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.5
SE
15
0.4
SE
14
0.6
SE
15
0.6
SE
16
0.6
SE
16
4
S
12
4
S
13
4
S
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
589
514
505
422
383
314
314
308
263
205
158
151
114
85
83
109
72
145
201
198
4007
5093
4642
Wind (km/h)
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
N
30
NNW
25
NW
30
NW
35
NW
40
WNW
40
WNW
40
WNW
35
WSW
40
SW
40
SW
40
SW
40
SW
35
SSW
30
SSW
20
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
5:20AM1.07m
5:31PM1.18m
6:07AM1.06m
6:19PM1.17m
6:55AM1.07m
7:09PM1.17m
Low Tide
11:21AM0.25m
00:12AM0.26m
12:07PM0.23m
1:01AM0.23m
12:54PM0.21m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:22
7:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:17
5:19
5:20
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
8
8
9
13
15
13
12
13
12
12
12
12
12
10
10
7
7
7
7
7
9
8
7
Feels °C
2
2
3
8
11
8
6
7
5
6
6
4
3
1
1
-1
-2
-3
-3
-3
0
0
1
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