Castlepoint Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.90° S 176.22° E

Castlepoint Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 24 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Castlepoint Beach sea temperature is
12.5° C
0.4° 

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 (25 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Castlepoint Beach at 3AM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Afternoon (25 Jul)3ft (0.9m)12s
Evening (25 Jul)2ft (0.6m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri night, min 5°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Saturday
25
Sunday
26
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
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
1
0
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.3
SE
13
0.7
NE
7
0.7
NE
7
0.9
ENE
12
0.9
ENE
12
0.5
SE
16
0.6
SE
16
0.6
SE
16
1.9
S
8
1.8
S
8
1.8
S
8
1.7
S
8
1
ESE
14
1.1
ESE
13
1.1
ESE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
33
39
30
46
47
203
203
133
206
198
464
388
368
323
407
458
444
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
SW
25
SSW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
1:32AM1.22m
1:59PM1.30m
2:19AM1.18m
2:41PM1.29m
Low Tide
7:34PM0.22m
7:39AM0.25m
8:18PM0.25m
8:21AM0.28m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:28
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5:14
5:15
 mm
1
3
3
2
2
Temp °C
12
12
11
11
10
10
10
9
9
9
7
7
7
9
9
7
6
Feels °C
7
8
7
8
8
7
4
2
2
3
2
1
2
3
2
1
1
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