Castlepoint Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 40.90° S 176.22° E

Issued: 11 am 15 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Castlepoint Beach sea temperature is

12.8° C

Castlepoint Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Castlepoint Beach today (15 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with E swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Castlepoint Beach at 7PM is: 0.5m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 15). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 19s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (15 Jul)	1.5ft (0.5m)	12s
Afternoon (15 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	11s
Evening (15 Jul)	1.5ft (0.5m)	11s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Thu morning, calm by Thu night).
	Wed 15					Thursday 16								Friday 17								Sat 18
	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	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	2	2	2	3	2	2	0	0	1	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 12	ESE 11	ESE 11	E 11	E 11	E 13	E 13	ESE 14	ESE 15	ESE 15	ESE 16	ESE 17	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	S 15	ESE 15	ESE 15	ESE 15	ESE 15	ESE 14
Wave Graph
kJ	69	43	43	66	66	86	89	143	167	174	298	432	512	635	778	892	892	933	1263	851	829	818	711	691
Wind (km/h)	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	WNW	NW	WNW	W	SW	S	S	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NNW	NW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross
High Tide				5:35PM1.58m					6:14AM1.35m				6:35PM1.54m				7:12AM1.34m				7:34PM1.50m
Low Tide		11:21AM-0.06m					00:07AM-0.03m				12:20PM-0.09m				1:08AM-0.04m				1:19PM-0.10m				2:05AM-0.04m


	7:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:33
	—	—	5:06	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:06	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:07	—	—	—	—	5:07
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	15	16	14	13	13	13	13	14	15	14	11	10	10	10	10	10	12	13	11	10	10	9	10
Feels °C	10	12	13	10	8	8	8	8	8	11	11	9	9	9	8	7	7	9	9	7	6	7	4	4
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 12	ESE 11	ESE 11	E 11	E 11	E 13	E 13	ESE 14	ESE 15	ESE 15	ESE 16	ESE 17	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	S 10	S 11	S 15	S 14	SSW 14	ESE 15	ESE 15	ESE 14
kJ	69	43	43	66	66	86	89	143	167	174	298	432	512	635	778	892	392	545	1263	965	811	818	711	691
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 6	NE 6	SSW 19	SSW 19	SSW 16	SSW 18	SSW 17	SSW 17	S 17	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 4	S 4	S 4	S 7	S 8	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 15	ESE 15	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11
kJ	5	5	36	36	24	33	30	30	24	29	25	3	2	3	54	98	892	933	909	851	829	528	418	320
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 16	SSW 16	NE 5	SSW 16	S 19	SSW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SSW 14	E 11	NE 11	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 7	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 16	S 15	—	—	—	—	—	S 19
kJ	5	26	1	24	29	21	8	8	19	2	4	24	24	10	45	42	81	161	—	—	—	—	—	30
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 3	—	—	—	NW 2	WNW 3	NW 3	WNW 3	NW 3	W 3	WSW 3	SSW 4	SSW 4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NW 3	NNW 3	NNW 4
kJ	3	—	—	—	1	3	3	3	4	5	3	10	10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	6	14
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Christmas Bay Wairarapa	Castlepoint - Slippery Wairarapa	Whareama Wairarapa	Castlepoint - Slippery Wairarapa	Castlepoint - Slippery Wairarapa	Castlepoint - The Gap Wairarapa	Whareama Wairarapa	Castlepoint - Slippery Wairarapa	Cray Bay Hawkes Bay	Castlepoint - The Gap Wairarapa	Castlepoint Beach Wairarapa	Castlepoint Beach Wairarapa	Castlepoint Beach Wairarapa	Castlepoint Beach Wairarapa	Castlepoint Beach Wairarapa	Castlepoint Beach Wairarapa	Castlepoint Beach Wairarapa	Castlepoint - The Gap Wairarapa	Whareama Wairarapa	Castlepoint - The Gap Wairarapa	Castlepoint - The Gap Wairarapa	Castlepoint - The Gap Wairarapa	Riversdale Wairarapa	Uruti Point Wairarapa
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	4	3	3	3	4	4
Distance (km)	2	3	17	3	3	1	17	3	134	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	17	1	1	1	26	29
Best forecast wave conditions in The Wairarapa	Seconds (White Rock)	Tora Point	Blackhead	Blackhead	Blackhead	Blackhead	Whareama	Riversdale		Tora-Stix	Castlepoint - Slippery	Blackhead	Tora Point	Ning Nong Point and Reef	Blackhead	Ning Nong Point and Reef	Ning Nong Point and Reef	Seconds (White Rock)	Ning Nong Point and Reef	Ning Nong Point and Reef	Ning Nong Point and Reef	Ning Nong Point and Reef	Ning Nong Point and Reef	Ning Nong Point and Reef
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1		2	2	3	3	3	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Papatowai Catlins	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) Taranaki	Catlins River Mouth Catlins	Wainui Reef Wanganui-Manawatu	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes Northland	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Pipikaretu Otago	Otago Peninsula - Pipikaretu Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Otago Peninsula - Pipikaretu Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Shingles West Coast South Island
Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	5	5	3	3	4	4	2	3	3	4	4	5	4	4	5	4	7	4	4	7	4
Header Global	Cathedral Rock Australia	Cathedral Rock Australia	Asu Indonesia	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Balnarring Point Australia	The Hoek South Africa	Cape St Martin South Africa	Hell South Africa	Fish Boma South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Dunedin - Cob Cottage New Zealand	Easter Reef Australia	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Papatowai New Zealand	Easter Reef Australia	Cannibal Bay New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Dunedin - Cob Cottage New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	8	7	4	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	8	5	5	5	6	6	6	7	5	5	7	5

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