Castlepoint Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.90° S 176.22° E

Castlepoint Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 28 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Castlepoint Beach sea temperature is
13.9°C
0.0° 

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 (28 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 15s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 14s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 3s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Castlepoint Beach at 4PM is: 0.1m 14s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 28). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 12s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)15s
Afternoon (28 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)14s
Evening (28 Oct)2ft (0.6m)3s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 8°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Wed night, moderate winds from the W by Fri morning).

Wed
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
15
0.1
NE
6
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.6
NW
3
0.1
SE
14
0.3
NE
6
0.5
SSW
13
0.2
ENE
6
0.2
ENE
6
0.1
NE
5
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
11
0.8
S
6
0.1
E
12
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
13
0.3
S
18
0.6
S
17
0.8
S
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8
1
8
8
8
8
8
0
3
3
1
7
7
5
49
5
4
7
56
215
334
Wind (km/h)
30
NW
35
WNW
30
NW
35
NW
35
NW
40
WNW
50
WNW
50
WNW
40
WNW
35
WNW
40
WNW
30
W
30
WNW
30
W
35
W
25
W
20
W
30
WNW
30
W
30
WSW
30
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:16AM1.45m
7:53PM1.35m
8:11AM1.52m
8:50PM1.37m
9:06AM1.56m
9:45PM1.39m
Low Tide
1:45PM0.13m
2:07AM0.15m
2:45PM0.07m
3:00AM0.08m
3:42PM0.00m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
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clear
clear
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
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Temp °C
15
17
17
15
13
12
13
14
16
17
15
14
12
12
11
11
14
15
14
14
11
Feels °C
9
10
10
8
5
3
2
4
8
10
8
7
5
5
2
5
9
8
8
7
4
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