Castlepoint Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.90° S 176.22° E

Castlepoint Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 03 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Castlepoint Beach sea temperature is
13.1°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 (03 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Castlepoint Beach at 6PM is: 0.5m 4s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 03). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Nov)2ft (0.6m)7s
Afternoon (03 Nov)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Evening (03 Nov)1.5ft (0.5m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 22°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Fri
6
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NE
7
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.5
NE
4
0.7
NE
4
0.4
ENE
4
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.5
NE
7
0.5
NE
6
0.6
NE
3
0.5
NE
4
0.4
ENE
4
0.6
NE
6
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NE
6
0.5
NE
7
0.6
NE
7
0.9
NE
4
0.6
S
11
1.3
NE
6
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
25
14
9
8
19
8
9
10
22
20
8
6
5
25
6
10
21
36
24
86
120
75
77
66
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
15
NW
10
NNE
15
NNE
10
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
N
20
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
NNW
10
NW
5
NW
10
NNW
10
NNE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
10
NNE
10
N
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
12:50PM1.46m
1:16AM1.33m
1:45PM1.42m
2:12AM1.31m
2:39PM1.38m
3:08AM1.30m
Low Tide
7:11PM-0.08m
7:30AM-0.06m
8:01PM-0.03m
8:26AM-0.01m
8:50PM0.03m
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
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5:58
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5:56
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7:57
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7:59
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8:00
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Temp °C
18
21
22
20
18
16
16
15
19
20
19
17
17
15
14
14
20
20
17
17
17
17
18
17
Feels °C
15
18
20
18
17
14
14
14
17
16
15
14
16
14
13
13
19
16
13
14
15
16
17
16
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