Castlepoint Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.90° S 176.22° E

Castlepoint Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 14 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Castlepoint Beach sea temperature is
11.8° C
0.9° 

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 (14 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Castlepoint Beach at 9PM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 14). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Aug)--
Afternoon (14 Aug)4ft (1.2m)7s
Evening (14 Aug)4ft (1.2m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri afternoon, min 6°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the S by Sun afternoon).

Fri
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.9
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
9
1.7
ENE
9
1.7
ENE
9
1.4
ENE
9
1.6
ENE
9
1.6
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.2
E
9
3.5
S
9
3.5
S
10
3.5
S
10
4
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
124
121
139
161
419
287
367
413
436
446
313
432
383
270
225
2211
2481
2476
2836
Wind (km/h)
20
NE
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
15
ENE
15
E
15
E
10
E
10
ESE
10
SSE
15
SSW
25
SW
35
SW
40
SSW
50
SSW
50
SSW
50
S
50
S
45
S
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:15PM1.43m
6:49AM1.30m
7:13PM1.39m
7:45AM1.32m
8:10PM1.35m
Low Tide
00:43AM0.02m
12:59PM-0.06m
1:39AM0.04m
1:57PM-0.02m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:05
7:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:32
5:34
5:35
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
4
6
4
3
1
Temp °C
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
11
10
10
8
6
6
7
7
Feels °C
10
10
10
9
10
10
10
10
11
10
10
7
3
2
-2
-4
-5
-3
-3
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