Castlepoint Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.90° S 176.22° E

Castlepoint Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 06 Oct 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 (06 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Castlepoint Beach at 4AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Afternoon (06 Oct)2ft (0.6m)9s
Evening (06 Oct)3ft (0.9m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 6°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
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
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
S
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.8
S
9
0.7
S
9
0.7
S
9
0.6
S
9
1.1
NE
6
1.4
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
0.4
S
11
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
11
0.8
NE
6
1
NE
6
1.1
NE
7
0.9
NE
9
0.9
NE
9
0.9
NE
9
0.9
ENE
9
1.1
NE
10
1.1
NE
9
1
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
196
154
108
81
79
59
72
124
80
39
41
37
46
74
113
115
112
112
148
216
203
176
145
127
Wind (km/h)
15
N
15
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNE
25
NNE
20
N
20
N
20
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
15
W
20
WSW
20
S
20
S
20
SSE
20
SE
15
SE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
1:30AM1.30m
1:59PM1.44m
2:26AM1.28m
2:54PM1.40m
3:24AM1.26m
3:49PM1.37m
Low Tide
7:43AM-0.07m
8:15PM-0.06m
8:36AM-0.06m
9:06PM-0.02m
9:33AM-0.03m
9:59PM0.04m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
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6:39
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7:24
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7:25
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7:27
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Temp °C
7
7
6
11
16
17
14
11
10
10
10
14
18
19
17
13
11
9
10
12
13
12
12
12
Feels °C
3
3
1
6
11
12
9
6
5
5
5
9
13
15
14
11
9
6
6
8
10
9
9
9
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