Castlepoint Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.90° S 176.22° E

Castlepoint Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Castlepoint Beach sea temperature is
11.8° C
0.8° 

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 (20 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Castlepoint Beach at 9PM is: 1.5m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)--
Afternoon (20 Aug)5ft (1.5m)8s
Evening (20 Aug)5ft (1.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the WNW by Sat morning).

Thu
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
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
1
2
3
3
3
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
S
8
1.5
S
8
1.5
S
9
1.6
S
13
1.5
S
12
1.7
S
16
1.7
S
16
1.6
S
14
1.6
S
13
1.4
S
13
1.4
S
12
1.3
S
12
1.2
S
12
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
11
1
S
11
1
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.9
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
304
319
326
839
649
1456
1384
1059
915
643
594
480
396
383
305
244
233
185
185
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
15
S
10
S
5
W
5
WNW
5
W
5
N
10
NNE
15
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
30
NW
35
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
30
NW
30
NW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:28PM1.26m
11:52AM1.31m
00:11AM1.22m
12:37PM1.28m
Low Tide
5:31PM0.16m
5:43AM0.20m
6:17PM0.18m
6:24AM0.22m
6:59PM0.20m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:56
6:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:38
5:39
5:40
 mm
Temp °C
11
10
10
9
9
8
9
12
13
11
11
10
10
11
11
13
15
13
13
Feels °C
7
6
7
7
7
6
8
10
9
6
6
5
4
5
4
5
8
6
7
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