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Castlepoint Beach surf break

Castlepoint Beach surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Monday 12 Jan 2026 NZDT
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Castlepoint Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Castlepoint Beach sea temperature is
17.4° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Castlepoint Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Castlepoint Beach at 2PM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am January 12). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 15s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jan)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Afternoon (12 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Evening (12 Jan)1ft (0.3m)8s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thu
15
4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.2
E
0.2
S
0.2
E
0.8
S
1
S
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.4
NE
0.7
S
0.5
NE
0.7
NE
1
NE
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.8
S
Period(s) (?)81885778713345111010101010999999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)52563710499141735174738830828423422818114010910810674101
Wind
(km/h)
40
NW
20
SW
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
SE
10
ESE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
30
NE
30
NE
20
N
25
NW
30
NW
25
NW
25
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
5
WNW
5
NNW
5
N
10
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crossoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
on		ononcross-
on		onononcross-
on		crosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		crossglassglassglasson
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:17PM
1.26
1:42AM
1.29
2:02PM
1.23
2:28AM
1.29
2:46PM
1.20
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:17AM
0.18
7:31PM
0.20
8:04AM
0.23
8:12PM
0.25
8:49AM
0.27
8:52PM
0.29
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thu
15
Sunrise-5:56-------5:56-------5:58------
Sunset-----8:47-------8:47-------8:47--
cloud
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
-1-----------------1---1
Temp. °C201815151515141514141820222216151515171618161615
Feels °C (?)131513121112111211121415171811101010151318161715
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