Castlepoint Beach surf break

Castlepoint Beach surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Monday 12 Jan 2026 NZDT
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Castlepoint Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Castlepoint Beach sea temperature is
17.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Castlepoint Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Castlepoint Beach at 7AM is: 0.2m 18s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00am January 12). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jan)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Afternoon (12 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Evening (12 Jan)1ft (0.3m)7s

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

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Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
S
0.2
E
0.8
S
0.9
S
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.7
S
1.7
S
0.7
NE
1
NE
1.3
S
2.2
NE
1.9
NE
1.1
S
1.1
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
Period(s) (?)778188677710131245117710101010999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)445256418888191768981749388427323234228184143137106106
Wind
(km/h)
45
WNW
40
NW
40
NW
20
SSW
15
S
15
S
20
S
10
SE
10
E
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
30
NE
30
NE
20
N
25
NW
30
NW
25
NW
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
S
5
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crosscrossoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:55AM
1.30
1:17PM
1.26
1:42AM
1.29
2:02PM
1.23
2:28AM
1.29
2:46PM
1.20
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:17AM
0.18
7:31PM
0.20
8:04AM
0.23
8:12PM
0.25
8:49AM
0.27
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Sunrise---5:56-------5:56-------5:58----
Sunset-------8:47-------8:47-------8:47
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
----1-------------------
Temp. °C202020171515151514141414182022221615151617191917
Feels °C (?)13141314121211121211111214151718119101214171816
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