Castlepoint Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.90° S 176.22° E

Castlepoint Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 09 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Castlepoint Beach sea temperature is
12.9° 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 (09 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 11s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Castlepoint Beach at 3PM is: 3.5m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 3.0m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 09). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jul)16ft (5.0m)10s
Afternoon (09 Jul)11ft (3.5m)11s
Evening (09 Jul)13ft (4.0m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 10°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Thu morning, calm by Sat night).

Thu
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sun
12
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
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
5
SE
10
5
SE
10
3.5
ESE
11
3.5
ESE
11
4
SE
11
4
SE
11
3.5
ESE
11
3
ESE
11
3
ESE
10
2.5
ESE
10
2.3
ESE
10
2.5
ESE
10
2.3
ESE
10
2.1
ESE
10
2.1
ESE
10
2
ESE
10
1.7
ESE
10
1.7
ESE
10
1.6
ESE
10
1.4
ESE
9
1.4
ESE
9
1.3
ESE
9
1.3
ESE
9
1.2
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4818
4940
3168
2806
3862
3589
2537
2159
1838
1367
1053
1207
981
850
804
756
529
518
442
336
336
271
271
232
Wind (km/h)
45
S
45
S
45
S
45
S
40
S
40
S
40
S
35
S
30
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
15
S
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
WSW
Wind State
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
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
High Tide
11:59AM1.33m
00:27AM1.31m
12:51PM1.40m
1:19AM1.33m
1:45PM1.47m
2:16AM1.35m
Low Tide
6:15PM0.13m
6:41AM0.11m
7:07PM0.10m
7:30AM0.09m
8:02PM0.06m
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light rain
light rain
rain showers
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:37
7:37
7:37
7:37
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5:00
5:01
5:02
5:04
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
10
10
10
10
10
10
9
9
8
9
9
9
9
8
8
8
9
9
10
9
9
8
8
8
Feels °C
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
4
5
6
5
6
5
5
6
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