Castlepoint Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 40.90° S 176.22° E

Issued: 12 am 09 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Castlepoint Beach sea temperature is

13.3°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 (09 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ENE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with E swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Castlepoint Beach at 6AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 09). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 18s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (09 Oct)	3ft (0.9m)	8s
Afternoon (09 Oct)	3ft (0.9m)	7s
Evening (09 Oct)	3.5ft (1.0m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Friday 9								Saturday 10								Sunday 11
	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	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	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 8	S 17	S 16	E 7	E 8	E 8	E 7	E 7	E 7	ENE 7	E 7	E 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	E 7	E 6	E 6	ENE 8	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7
Wave Graph
kJ	154	151	87	215	190	82	118	115	131	131	127	186	113	121	156	143	145	89	51	36	37	46	47	51
Wind (km/h)	SE	ESE	E	E	E	ENE	ENE	ENE	NE	ENE	NE	NE	ENE	NE	NE	NNE	NNE	N	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-on	cross	cross
High Tide			4:20AM1.27m				4:45PM1.34m				5:15AM1.28m				5:39PM1.32m				6:08AM1.30m				6:33PM1.29m
Low Tide					10:32AM0.01m				10:56PM0.11m				11:29AM0.05m				11:54PM0.17m				12:25PM0.10m


	—	6:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:33	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:29	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:30	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	1	—	—
Temp °C	12	12	12	12	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	13	14	14	14	13	14	13	14	16	17	19	17	14
Feels °C	12	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	11	12	11	11	10	12	11	12	14	14	16	14	12
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 8	ENE 8	E 7	SSW 16	E 8	E 8	E 7	SSW 14	SSW 13	E 7	S 12	S 11	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 6	E 6	ENE 8	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7
kJ	154	151	87	116	67	263	118	115	131	156	135	124	101	63	93	91	89	69	51	36	37	46	47	51
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 14	SSW 18	SSW 18	S 17	S 16	NE 8	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSE 5	SSW 18	SSW 13	NE 8	SSW 19	S 11	S 11	SSW 10	SSW 10	S 10	ENE 8	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	SSW 15
kJ	20	32	106	215	190	33	240	225	215	5	60	127	9	69	59	57	33	31	29	22	30	15	15	21
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 18	SSW 14	NE 9	SW 4	NE 8	S 5	S 6	SSE 5	SSE 5	S 18	SE 14	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 14	SSW 18	SSW 17	SSW 16	NE 8	NE 8	S 9	S 9	S 9	SSW 15	S 9
kJ	25	20	30	1	35	2	5	6	6	27	8	92	48	20	60	97	51	16	16	15	14	14	21	6
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	E 7	E 7	—	—	—	E 7	E 7	ENE 7	E 7	E 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	E 7	N 4	N 3	NNE 3	NNE 4	NNE 3	NW 3
kJ	—	—	—	—	108	82	—	—	—	131	127	186	113	121	156	143	145	89	7	4	6	10	2	2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Castlepoint Beach Wairarapa	Tora Point Wairarapa	Whareama Wairarapa	Tora-Shipwreck Wairarapa	Himatangi Beach Wanganui-Manawatu	Peka Peka Wanganui-Manawatu	Peka Peka Wanganui-Manawatu	Tora Point Wairarapa	Tora-Bombora Wairarapa	Tora Point Wairarapa	Peka Peka Wanganui-Manawatu	Baches Wairarapa	Baches Wairarapa	Baches Wairarapa	Herbertville Wairarapa	Owahanga Wairarapa	Owahanga Wairarapa	Castlepoint - The Gap Wairarapa	Castlepoint - The Gap Wairarapa	Christmas Bay Wairarapa	Owahanga Wairarapa	Christmas Bay Wairarapa	Castlepoint - The Gap Wairarapa	Christmas Bay Wairarapa
Rating (10 max)	1	2	2	2	1	1	1	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	89	17	89	101	98	98	89	89	89	98	105	105	105	54	27	27	1	1	2	27	2	1	2
Best forecast wave conditions in The Wairarapa	Blackhead	Tora Point	Ning Nong Point and Reef	Ning Nong Point and Reef	Ning Nong Point and Reef	Ning Nong Point and Reef	Humenga Point	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	Ning Nong Point and Reef	Ning Nong Point and Reef	Ning Nong Point and Reef	Ning Nong Point and Reef	Seconds (White Rock)	Ning Nong Point and Reef	Ning Nong Point and Reef	Seconds (White Rock)	Riversdale	Ning Nong Point and Reef	Ning Nong Point and Reef
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Raglan-Whale Bay Raglan and West Waikato	Punakaiki West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Punakaiki West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	3	4	3	3	4	4	4	3	3	2	3	3
Header Global	Outside Corner Indonesia	Keramas Indonesia	Boneyards South Africa	Outside Corner Indonesia	Desert Point (Bangko-Bangko) Indonesia	Dolphin Point South Africa	Dolphin Point South Africa	Ahijedero Mexico	Dinner Plates New Zealand	Hullets Reef South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Pascuales Mexico	Steep Point Australia	Asu Indonesia	Pascuales Mexico	Pascuales Mexico	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Bullies Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	6	7	9	5	9	9

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