Castlepoint Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.90° S 176.22° E

Castlepoint Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 15 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Castlepoint Beach sea temperature is
13.9°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 (15 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Castlepoint Beach at 7AM is: 0.6m 4s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 15). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 11s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Afternoon (15 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Evening (15 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed night, min 8°C on Thu night). Mainly strong winds.

Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
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
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
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
6
0.2
ENE
6
0.6
NE
4
0.7
NE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.7
NE
7
0.7
NE
7
0.7
NE
7
0.6
NE
8
0.6
ENE
8
4
S
10
4
S
10
4.5
S
11
4.5
S
11
4.5
S
11
4
SSE
11
4
SSE
11
4
SSE
11
3.5
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
11
3
SSE
10
2.2
SE
11
2.2
SE
9
2.2
SSE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6
3
15
32
42
44
47
53
49
46
2720
3567
4274
4286
4181
3888
3408
3122
2664
1720
1955
1086
811
753
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
20
NW
25
NW
30
WNW
10
WNW
25
W
30
WSW
50
SSW
45
SSW
40
S
45
SSW
45
S
40
S
35
S
35
S
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
9:28AM1.32m
9:55PM1.23m
10:12AM1.30m
10:39PM1.21m
10:55AM1.27m
Low Tide
3:15AM0.28m
3:57PM0.24m
4:00AM0.28m
4:43PM0.22m
4:44AM0.27m
5:26PM0.20m
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light rain
light rain
light rain
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light rain
cloud
part cloud
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part cloud
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6:26
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6:24
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7:34
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7:35
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7:36
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 mm
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4
4
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
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Temp °C
18
18
18
14
13
12
13
11
9
8
8
9
9
9
8
9
9
9
9
10
11
11
11
9
Feels °C
14
13
14
10
7
6
10
5
3
-2
-2
0
-2
-1
-2
0
0
1
1
3
4
4
5
4
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