Castlepoint Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.90° S 176.22° E

Castlepoint Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 22 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Castlepoint Beach sea temperature is
12.8°C
0.9° 

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 (22 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Castlepoint Beach at 11AM is: 0.2m 13s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 22). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)13s
Afternoon (22 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Evening (22 Oct)3ft (0.9m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the WNW by Sat night).

Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
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)
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
S
14
0.1
NE
13
0.2
ENE
13
1.1
S
12
0.2
ENE
12
0.2
ENE
12
0.9
S
10
0.9
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
9
0.7
S
9
0.7
S
9
0.8
S
9
0.8
SSE
9
0.6
S
15
0.9
S
14
0.8
S
9
1.3
S
13
1.2
S
13
1.1
S
13
1
S
12
0.4
SSE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
725
7
16
377
14
14
158
151
94
90
78
81
74
106
108
168
333
99
590
488
392
280
32
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
5
NW
15
SSW
0
S
10
WNW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
S
10
ESE
10
ENE
15
NE
15
N
10
N
15
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
30
NW
25
WNW
30
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:02AM1.12m
2:26PM1.21m
2:49AM1.14m
3:13PM1.22m
3:39AM1.18m
4:03PM1.25m
Low Tide
8:03AM0.20m
8:39PM0.18m
8:47AM0.20m
9:22PM0.20m
9:39AM0.21m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:13
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7:43
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Temp °C
12
11
16
20
17
15
13
13
12
12
14
15
15
14
13
13
14
13
16
19
20
17
14
Feels °C
10
9
13
18
14
15
11
11
10
10
13
13
13
12
10
11
11
9
11
14
14
12
8
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