Castlepoint Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.90° S 176.22° E

Castlepoint Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 08 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Castlepoint Beach sea temperature is
11.8° C
1.0° 

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 (08 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Castlepoint Beach at 11PM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Aug)--
Afternoon (08 Aug)5ft (1.5m)11s
Evening (08 Aug)5ft (1.5m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the WNW by Sun night).

Sat
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
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)
2
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
S
11
1.5
S
11
1.5
S
11
1.4
S
11
1
SSE
11
1.3
S
10
1.2
S
10
1.1
S
10
0.8
S
13
0.8
SSE
12
1.1
S
10
1
S
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
9
1
S
9
0.7
SE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
543
533
514
441
238
353
296
240
206
187
265
216
180
173
169
166
124
164
157
Wind (km/h)
5
ENE
10
NW
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NW
30
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
20
WSW
Wind State
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
12:32PM1.45m
1:01AM1.32m
1:27PM1.48m
1:57AM1.31m
2:22PM1.51m
Low Tide
6:54PM0.02m
7:12AM0.01m
7:45PM-0.01m
8:04AM-0.02m
8:39PM-0.03m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:13
7:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:27
5:28
5:29
 mm
1
Temp °C
14
12
11
11
10
9
10
14
14
12
11
12
12
12
12
13
11
11
10
Feels °C
12
10
8
8
7
5
5
8
10
8
6
7
5
7
8
8
7
8
5
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