Castlepoint Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.90° S 176.22° E

Castlepoint Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 10 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Castlepoint Beach sea temperature is
13.3°C
0.1° 

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 (11 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Castlepoint Beach at 3AM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 10). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Oct)3ft (0.9m)7s
Afternoon (11 Oct)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (11 Oct)3ft (0.9m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 21°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Sat afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
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
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)
1.2
E
7
1.2
E
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.1
NE
8
1.4
ENE
7
1
E
6
0.9
NE
8
1.3
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
147
146
143
136
186
90
109
187
96
94
75
73
55
40
38
38
27
24
25
Wind (km/h)
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
15
N
15
NNW
20
NW
15
NW
20
NW
15
WNW
10
W
10
W
5
S
10
ESE
10
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
Wind State
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
High Tide
5:39PM1.32m
6:08AM1.30m
6:33PM1.29m
7:00AM1.32m
7:26PM1.27m
Low Tide
11:54PM0.17m
12:25PM0.10m
00:49AM0.22m
1:20PM0.16m
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:31
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Temp °C
14
13
13
13
13
14
18
18
20
18
15
14
14
13
15
16
16
15
14
Feels °C
11
10
10
10
11
12
16
16
16
15
12
11
12
12
15
15
14
13
11
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