Castlepoint Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.90° S 176.22° E

Castlepoint Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 24 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Castlepoint Beach sea temperature is
13.8°C
0.0° 

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 (24 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Castlepoint Beach at 12PM is: 1.2m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Afternoon (24 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Evening (24 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
S
14
1.1
S
14
1.3
S
13
1.2
S
13
1.1
S
13
1
S
12
1
S
11
1
S
11
0.4
SSE
10
0.5
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.5
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.4
S
8
0.3
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.6
S
16
0.6
S
15
0.5
NW
3
0.1
SE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
411
453
599
488
398
290
244
231
38
54
36
43
58
58
40
38
22
16
8
186
161
6
5
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
30
NW
30
NW
35
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
25
WNW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NW
30
NW
30
NW
35
NW
30
NW
30
NW
25
NW
30
NW
30
NW
35
NW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
High Tide
3:39AM1.18m
4:03PM1.25m
4:31AM1.23m
4:58PM1.27m
5:24AM1.30m
5:56PM1.30m
Low Tide
9:39AM0.21m
10:13PM0.23m
10:37AM0.21m
11:13PM0.25m
11:39AM0.20m
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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6:11
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Temp °C
14
12
15
19
19
16
14
14
13
13
16
20
20
16
13
13
13
13
16
19
20
17
15
Feels °C
10
7
10
14
14
10
7
7
7
6
11
15
14
11
7
7
6
7
11
14
14
11
8
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