Castlepoint Beach Surf Break

Castlepoint Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 40.90° S 176.22° E

Issued: 5 am 01 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Castlepoint Beach sea temperature is
13.1° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (01 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Castlepoint Beach at 9AM is: 1.4m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 1.2m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)13s
Afternoon (01 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Evening (01 Jul)4ft (1.2m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed afternoon, min 7°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
1
Thursday
2
Friday
3
Sat
4
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
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
S
14
1.5
S
14
1.4
S
13
1.4
S
13
1.3
S
12
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
11
1.3
E
11
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
13
1.3
E
12
1.3
E
12
1.3
E
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
999
831
683
643
521
260
279
361
403
382
367
361
302
290
290
290
308
313
313
361
529
513
488
477
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
N
10
NE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
N
10
NNE
15
N
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
N
15
N
20
NNW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:58AM1.11m
6:09PM1.22m
6:44AM1.09m
6:53PM1.19m
7:30AM1.08m
7:39PM1.18m
Low Tide
00:03AM0.32m
11:59AM0.31m
00:51AM0.29m
12:42PM0.28m
1:36AM0.25m
1:25PM0.25m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:39
7:39
7:39
7:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:57
4:57
4:58
4:58
 mm
Temp °C
9
9
9
11
12
11
10
10
9
9
8
10
12
11
9
8
8
7
8
11
12
11
10
10
Feels °C
6
6
6
8
9
8
7
7
6
6
5
7
9
7
5
4
3
2
2
6
7
7
5
5
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
S
14
1.5
S
14
1.4
S
13
1.4
S
13
1.3
S
12
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
11
1.3
E
11
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
13
1.3
E
12
1.3
E
12
1.3
E
12
Energy kJ
999
831
683
643
521
260
279
361
403
382
367
361
302
290
290
290
308
313
313
361
529
513
488
477
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1
S
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
S
16
0.2
S
8
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
Energy kJ
305
305
260
260
260
400
341
341
273
265
250
187
135
127
92
65
57
58
32
43
5
21
21
20
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
8
0.3
SSE
8
0.2
S
16
0.4
SSW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.1
S
8
Energy kJ
123
116
114
90
96
45
43
42
28
26
12
14
19
73
8
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
N
3
0.7
NE
4
0.6
NNE
4
0.4
NNW
3
0.2
NNW
2
0.2
NNW
2
0.2
NNW
2
0.4
NNW
3
0.6
N
3
0.8
NE
4
0.5
NE
5
Energy kJ
1
19
11
3
1
1
1
3
7
23
11
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
1
1
1
1
29
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
17
17
17
17
26
26
27
3
3
27
Best forecast wave conditions in The Wairarapa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
9
7
7
6
6
5
5
7
9
9
9
5
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