Castlepoint Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.90° S 176.22° E

Castlepoint Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 13 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Castlepoint Beach sea temperature is
13.5°C
0.3° 

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 (13 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Castlepoint Beach at 9AM is: 0.5m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 13). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Afternoon (13 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Evening (13 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 23°C on Tue morning, min 7°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Thu afternoon, near gales from the SSW by Thu night).

Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.3
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.3
ENE
5
0.2
ENE
6
0.6
NE
5
0.7
NE
6
0.9
NE
7
0.7
NE
7
0.7
S
9
0.7
NE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
40
28
27
15
26
12
12
4
6
7
9
9
9
9
8
6
3
16
39
69
50
78
57
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
15
N
20
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
25
NW
25
WNW
30
WNW
25
NW
20
NNW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
20
N
20
N
25
NNW
20
NNW
10
SW
5
WNW
10
W
15
W
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:52AM1.34m
8:18PM1.26m
8:41AM1.34m
9:08PM1.24m
9:28AM1.32m
9:55PM1.23m
Low Tide
1:40AM0.25m
2:14PM0.20m
2:29AM0.27m
3:07PM0.23m
3:15AM0.28m
3:57PM0.24m
clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
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cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
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6:31
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7:32
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7:34
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Temp °C
14
16
19
23
23
19
17
16
17
16
19
21
21
18
17
18
18
18
16
12
12
12
11
Feels °C
11
14
16
20
20
17
13
11
12
12
17
19
18
16
14
14
13
14
13
10
11
10
7
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