Castlepoint Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.90° S 176.22° E

Castlepoint Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 26 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Castlepoint Beach sea temperature is
14.5°C
0.7° 

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 (26 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Castlepoint Beach at 1PM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 26). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 16s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Afternoon (26 Oct)1ft (0.3m)9s
Evening (26 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the WNW by Wed night).

Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
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
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.3
S
9
0.3
S
9
0.3
S
9
0.1
SE
12
0.6
NW
3
0.6
NNW
3
0.6
NNW
3
0.3
NE
5
0.4
NE
6
0.5
NE
7
1.2
S
7
1.2
S
8
1.3
S
8
1.3
S
9
0.3
NE
7
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
14
0.5
NW
3
0.1
NE
4
0.1
SE
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
26
16
8
14
14
13
5
6
6
7
5
13
25
135
169
234
281
8
8
8
8
1
8
Wind (km/h)
30
NW
40
WNW
30
NW
35
NW
25
NW
30
WNW
30
NW
30
NW
30
NW
35
NW
20
W
30
SSW
15
SSW
5
SSW
5
NNW
10
N
15
NNW
20
NNW
25
NW
25
WNW
30
NW
35
NW
35
NW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
5:24AM1.30m
5:56PM1.30m
6:19AM1.38m
6:55PM1.33m
7:16AM1.45m
7:53PM1.35m
Low Tide
11:39AM0.20m
00:14AM0.24m
12:42PM0.18m
1:12AM0.20m
1:45PM0.13m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:11
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6:09
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7:46
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7:47
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7:49
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2
13
1
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Temp °C
12
13
16
19
20
17
15
15
16
17
15
9
10
10
10
10
10
10
14
17
17
14
12
Feels °C
5
5
10
12
14
10
9
9
11
11
12
3
6
9
9
8
7
6
8
11
11
6
4
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