Castlepoint Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.90° S 176.22° E

Castlepoint Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 04 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Castlepoint Beach sea temperature is
12.0° C
0.8° 

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 (04 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 12s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Castlepoint Beach at 3PM is: 0.1m 12s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 04). An open ocean swell of 4.5m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Aug)11ft (3.5m)13s
Afternoon (04 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)12s
Evening (04 Aug)15ft (4.5m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Thu afternoon, min 4°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Thu night).

Tue
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
5
4
5
4
2
3
4
2
3
2
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
S
13
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
4.5
S
12
4.5
S
12
4.5
S
12
4.5
S
12
4.5
S
12
4
S
12
4
S
12
3
S
12
2.4
SSE
11
2.2
SSE
10
2.5
S
11
2.4
S
11
2.2
S
11
1.8
SSE
10
1.6
SE
10
1.5
SE
10
1.1
SE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3770
6
6
6
5759
5975
6020
5224
6215
5136
4340
2648
1381
1050
1521
1379
1144
679
508
468
408
Wind (km/h)
30
SW
45
SSW
45
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
W
10
SW
10
S
10
SSW
5
WSW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
9:16AM1.21m
9:44PM1.23m
10:02AM1.27m
10:32PM1.26m
10:50AM1.34m
Low Tide
3:30PM0.16m
4:05AM0.16m
4:22PM0.13m
4:51AM0.13m
5:13PM0.10m
light rain
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light rain
light rain
light rain
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cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:18
7:18
7:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:23
5:24
 mm
2
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
5
7
7
6
6
6
6
6
7
8
8
8
7
6
6
6
6
8
9
7
6
Feels °C
-2
-4
-5
-5
-4
-4
-4
-3
-1
1
1
3
2
1
1
1
2
4
5
4
4
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