Castlepoint Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.90° S 176.22° E

Castlepoint Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 10 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Castlepoint Beach sea temperature is
12.9° C
0.2° 

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 (10 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Castlepoint Beach at 8PM is: 2.4m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 10). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 12s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.8m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Jul)10ft (3.0m)10s
Afternoon (10 Jul)7.5ft (2.3m)10s
Evening (10 Jul)7.5ft (2.3m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 10°C on Sat morning, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Fri morning, calm by Sun morning).

Fri
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Mon
13
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
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
ESE
10
2.5
ESE
10
2.3
ESE
10
2.5
ESE
10
2.3
ESE
10
2.2
ESE
10
2
ESE
10
2
ESE
10
1.7
ESE
10
1.6
ESE
10
1.6
ESE
9
1.5
ESE
9
1.1
S
16
1.3
ESE
9
1.2
ESE
9
1.1
ESE
9
1
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.8
S
10
0.8
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1538
1288
1053
1207
1040
906
731
731
518
481
433
360
620
271
227
216
177
146
146
121
125
135
133
110
Wind (km/h)
30
S
25
S
25
S
20
S
15
S
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
W
5
WSW
5
WNW
5
NNE
10
ENE
15
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
12:51PM1.40m
1:19AM1.33m
1:45PM1.47m
2:16AM1.35m
2:41PM1.53m
3:16AM1.36m
Low Tide
6:41AM0.11m
7:07PM0.10m
7:30AM0.09m
8:02PM0.06m
8:22AM0.06m
8:59PM0.03m
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:37
7:37
7:37
7:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:01
5:02
5:04
5:04
 mm
1
Temp °C
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
8
9
10
9
9
8
7
8
8
7
9
10
8
7
6
7
6
Feels °C
1
2
3
4
5
6
4
3
5
5
4
5
4
4
5
5
4
7
7
4
3
2
3
1
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