Castlepoint Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.90° S 176.22° E

Castlepoint Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 19 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Castlepoint Beach sea temperature is
12.7°C
0.1° 

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 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Castlepoint Beach at 2PM is: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 19). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 15s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Sep)3ft (0.9m)12s
Afternoon (19 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)11s
Evening (19 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 5°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Sat night, light winds from the WNW by Sun night).

Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
4
4
3
1
0
0
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SE
12
0.9
SE
12
0.9
SE
12
0.8
SE
11
0.7
SE
11
0.7
SE
11
0.7
SE
11
0.6
ESE
11
0.6
ESE
11
0.5
SE
11
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
4
S
13
4
S
14
3.5
S
13
3
S
12
2.4
S
12
2.2
S
11
1.9
S
11
1.8
S
13
1.6
S
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
205
202
195
147
126
123
126
82
81
59
47
46
30
30
6112
5607
3718
2391
1624
1200
850
1155
875
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
10
NNW
20
NW
25
NW
25
WNW
45
WNW
45
WNW
40
WNW
40
WNW
45
SSW
30
SW
25
SW
35
SSW
30
SSW
20
SW
10
W
10
WNW
10
NNW
20
NW
30
NW
30
NW
25
NW
30
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:15AM1.27m
11:35PM1.19m
11:58AM1.24m
00:15AM1.15m
12:40PM1.22m
Low Tide
5:06AM0.23m
5:43PM0.18m
5:46AM0.23m
6:22PM0.17m
6:24AM0.22m
7:01PM0.16m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:09
6:07
6:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:07
6:08
6:09
 mm
3
3
Temp °C
9
9
12
16
17
14
14
14
14
8
10
11
12
10
8
7
6
5
10
14
14
12
12
Feels °C
7
7
7
11
12
6
5
6
6
-2
3
4
3
2
3
3
3
1
5
7
8
6
6
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