Castlepoint Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.90° S 176.22° E

Castlepoint Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Castlepoint Beach sea temperature is
12.5° C
0.4° 

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 (24 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Castlepoint Beach at 2AM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jul)1ft (0.3m)9s
Afternoon (24 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)5s
Evening (24 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri morning, min 5°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the W by Sun morning).

Friday
24
Saturday
25
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
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)
0.3
S
10
0.3
S
10
0.3
S
10
0.2
S
9
0.3
S
9
0.2
ESE
12
0.5
NE
5
1.1
NE
5
1.4
NE
6
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
NE
7
0.7
NE
7
0.4
ENE
12
0.9
ENE
8
0.6
E
12
0.8
ENE
12
0.6
SE
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
18
17
17
7
15
13
13
58
138
78
67
50
46
105
106
176
206
Wind (km/h)
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
20
N
20
N
25
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
25
SW
40
SW
40
SW
25
SW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
off
off
off
off
High Tide
00:46AM1.26m
1:14PM1.32m
1:32AM1.22m
1:59PM1.30m
Low Tide
6:48PM0.18m
6:58AM0.21m
7:34PM0.22m
7:39AM0.25m
8:18PM0.25m
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:13
5:14
 mm
1
1
3
8
3
1
Temp °C
12
11
11
11
12
14
14
12
12
11
11
11
10
9
8
8
8
Feels °C
7
5
5
5
7
9
9
8
8
6
7
7
6
4
0
-1
2
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