Castlepoint Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.90° S 176.22° E

Castlepoint Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 30 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Castlepoint Beach sea temperature is
12.0°C
0.6° 

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 (31 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Castlepoint Beach at 8AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 30). An open ocean swell of 1.9m 14s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (31 Aug)1ft (0.3m)9s
Evening (31 Aug)1ft (0.3m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon morning, min 5°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Mon morning, light winds from the NW by Tue afternoon).

Monday
31
Tuesday
1
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
0
0
0
4
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
9
0.3
NE
8
0.3
NE
9
1.2
S
9
0.4
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
11
3.5
S
13
3.5
S
13
3
S
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8
10
12
235
20
13
13
13
12
12
7
8
8
12
4244
3913
3499
Wind (km/h)
40
WNW
25
W
30
W
35
WNW
40
WNW
35
W
40
W
25
SW
20
SW
15
W
20
WSW
20
W
20
WSW
25
SW
10
SSW
5
NW
25
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross
cross-off
High Tide
6:43PM1.19m
7:12AM1.17m
7:39PM1.22m
8:03AM1.24m
8:33PM1.24m
Low Tide
1:16AM0.22m
1:23PM0.17m
2:05AM0.20m
2:21PM0.15m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:49
5:50
 mm
4
3
Temp °C
14
13
12
12
13
15
14
11
6
5
6
5
8
10
11
10
9
Feels °C
5
7
5
4
4
7
5
5
1
1
1
0
2
3
7
7
3
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