Castlepoint Beach Surf Break

Castlepoint Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 40.90° S 176.22° E

Issued: 5 am 24 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Castlepoint Beach sea temperature is
13.4° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (24 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jun, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Castlepoint Beach at 10AM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 24). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jun)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Afternoon (24 Jun)5.5ft (1.7m)7s
Evening (24 Jun)7ft (2.1m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Wed night, near gales from the SW by Thu night).

Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Sat
27
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
3
4
4
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
12
1.1
S
13
1.7
NE
7
1.7
ENE
7
1.6
ENE
7
2.1
ENE
8
2.5
ENE
8
2.5
ENE
9
3
NE
9
2.1
ENE
9
1.9
ENE
9
1.7
ENE
10
3.5
S
9
3.5
S
9
4
S
9
4
S
10
4.5
S
10
4
S
11
3.5
S
11
3
S
11
3.5
E
10
3
E
11
3.5
E
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
439
365
402
284
274
272
536
828
954
1414
718
612
586
1850
2060
2715
3324
4020
3612
2527
2056
2391
2280
2447
Wind (km/h)
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NNE
25
NNE
5
WNW
40
SW
45
SSW
45
S
45
S
50
SSW
50
SSW
50
SSW
50
SW
40
SSW
10
ESE
10
SE
10
W
15
W
15
WSW
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
00:30AM1.33m
12:56PM1.33m
1:18AM1.29m
1:46PM1.33m
2:06AM1.26m
2:34PM1.33m
Low Tide
6:43AM0.11m
7:15PM0.15m
7:28AM0.18m
8:05PM0.21m
8:12AM0.25m
8:53PM0.27m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:39
7:39
7:39
7:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:53
4:53
4:54
4:54
 mm
1
2
1
1
1
3
3
1
2
6
5
4
3
Temp °C
11
11
11
13
14
13
14
13
13
13
10
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
11
13
12
10
9
10
Feels °C
7
7
6
8
8
7
8
8
9
13
2
-1
-1
-1
-1
-2
-2
-2
3
11
11
8
6
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
12
1.1
S
13
1
S
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
14
2.4
ENE
9
2.1
ENE
9
1.9
ENE
9
1.7
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
11
4
S
11
1.9
ENE
10
3
S
11
3
E
10
3
E
11
3
E
11
Energy kJ
439
365
402
355
290
232
184
187
154
893
718
612
586
446
346
360
281
401
3612
725
2056
1960
2280
1926
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
13
1.6
ENE
11
2.5
S
10
2.3
S
10
2.2
S
10
Energy kJ
111
101
551
1468
1069
900
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
NE
6
1.3
ENE
6
1.5
NE
7
1.7
NE
7
1.7
ENE
7
1.6
ENE
7
2.1
ENE
8
2.5
ENE
8
2.5
ENE
9
3
NE
9
1.1
SW
13
1.9
SSW
6
3
SSW
8
3.5
S
9
3.5
S
9
4
S
9
4
S
10
4.5
S
10
2.4
ENE
10
3.5
S
11
2.4
E
10
3.5
E
10
3.5
E
11
Energy kJ
64
141
204
284
274
272
536
828
954
1414
400
290
1185
1850
2060
2715
3324
4020
1152
2527
1085
2391
2447
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
1
3
1
3
4
4
4
2
2
3
4
4
1
3
2
4
2
4
4
4
Distance (km)
89
89
89
105
105
89
105
89
89
0
134
101
101
101
295
295
228
295
295
75
167
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in The Wairarapa
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
5
4
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
7
8
9
9
9
9
8
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
6
6
5
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