Castlepoint Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.90° S 176.22° E

Castlepoint Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 19 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Castlepoint Beach sea temperature is
13.1°C
0.4° 

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 (19 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Castlepoint Beach at 10AM is: 1.8m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Oct)6ft (1.8m)14s
Afternoon (19 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)14s
Evening (19 Oct)6ft (1.8m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon morning, min 10°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
0
2
1
1
1
0
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
S
14
1.9
S
14
1.8
S
14
1.8
S
14
1.7
S
14
1.8
S
14
1.8
S
14
1.8
S
14
1.7
S
14
1.7
S
14
0.1
NE
10
1.6
S
16
1.5
S
16
1.5
S
16
1.5
S
16
1.4
S
15
1.3
S
14
1.3
S
13
1.2
S
12
1.2
S
12
1.2
S
11
1.2
S
11
1.1
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1363
1383
1298
1298
1162
1317
1317
1317
1162
1113
4
1241
1121
1135
1107
846
703
539
396
383
350
338
279
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
NW
5
N
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
SSE
5
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SSE
10
SE
10
E
10
NE
15
NNE
10
NNW
15
NW
15
WNW
10
W
15
SSE
15
S
10
S
5
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-off
glassy
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
12:19PM1.21m
00:38AM1.14m
1:01PM1.20m
1:19AM1.12m
1:43PM1.20m
Low Tide
6:06AM0.24m
6:46PM0.16m
6:44AM0.22m
7:23PM0.15m
7:22AM0.20m
8:00PM0.16m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:22
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6:18
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7:39
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Temp °C
9
9
14
18
17
13
12
11
11
10
12
13
12
11
11
11
10
11
15
16
14
13
12
Feels °C
7
6
11
14
14
11
11
9
9
8
10
11
10
9
8
9
7
7
13
13
11
11
11
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