Castlepoint Beach surf break

Castlepoint Beach surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Sunday 25 Jan 2026 NZDT
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Castlepoint Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Castlepoint Beach sea temperature is
16.9° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at Castlepoint Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Castlepoint Beach at 8AM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00am January 25). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Afternoon (25 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Evening (25 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)11s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
1.4
S
1.5
S
Period(s) (?)9999910101012121212121211111111111111111010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1041048183858790102171174177174171169166160157154116116114112384449
Wind
(km/h)
15
WNW
15
W
10
W
5
W
5
W
10
W
20
WNW
15
W
15
W
15
WSW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
0
NW
5
ESE
10
E
5
NNE
10
WNW
5
WSW
5
SSW
5
S
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
offglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:39PM
1.25
11:08AM
1.27
11:27PM
1.32
11:58AM
1.30
12:17AM
1.38
12:47PM
1.33
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:53AM
0.11
5:29PM
0.10
5:47AM
0.09
6:16PM
0.08
6:39AM
0.06
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Sunrise---6:11-------6:13-------6:13----
Sunset-------8:40-------8:40-------8:39
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
cloud
Rain (mm)
-1111111--1---12-----11-
Temp. °C161414141517191616151515171818181615151516171615
Feels °C (?)141213141516161314131414161818171714151516161312
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