Castlepoint Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.90° S 176.22° E

Castlepoint Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 25 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Castlepoint Beach sea temperature is
11.9°C
0.7° 

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 (26 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Castlepoint Beach at 2AM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 25). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 17s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)13s
Afternoon (26 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)13s
Evening (26 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri morning, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Tue night, light winds from the E by Thu morning).

Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
3
3
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
13
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
13
0.2
ESE
13
0.2
ESE
13
0.2
ESE
13
0.2
ESE
13
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
1.9
S
17
1.8
S
17
1.8
S
15
2.1
S
16
2.1
S
15
1.9
S
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
16
15
14
14
17
17
17
16
16
15
15
2117
1909
1371
2206
2002
1484
Wind (km/h)
30
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
25
NW
30
WNW
25
WNW
35
WNW
25
WSW
25
S
20
SSE
15
SE
10
E
20
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
High Tide
3:09AM1.08m
3:24PM1.20m
3:54AM1.07m
4:09PM1.18m
Low Tide
9:01PM0.22m
9:06AM0.23m
9:45PM0.23m
9:53AM0.22m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:48
6:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:44
5:45
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
12
12
12
12
13
14
15
15
15
15
10
9
9
9
9
10
10
Feels °C
6
6
5
5
7
10
10
10
9
11
5
5
5
6
4
5
5
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