Castlepoint Beach Surf Break

Castlepoint Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 40.90° S 176.22° E

Issued: 11 am 06 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Castlepoint Beach sea temperature is
12.9° 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 (06 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 9s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Castlepoint Beach at 2PM is: 1.8m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 1.3m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 06). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Jul)4ft (1.2m)9s
Afternoon (06 Jul)6ft (1.8m)9s
Evening (06 Jul)6.5ft (2.0m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 44mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon morning, min 11°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.

Mon
6
Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
Thu
9
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
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
2
5
4
3
4
3
3
3
2
1
1
0
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
E
9
1.3
E
9
1.8
ENE
9
1.8
ENE
9
2
ENE
9
1.9
ENE
9
2.5
ENE
9
2.1
E
9
2.1
E
9
3
E
9
4
E
10
4
E
10
3.5
E
10
3
E
10
3
E
11
3
ESE
10
3
E
11
2.5
E
10
2.2
E
10
2.2
E
10
2.1
E
10
2
E
10
2.5
SSE
8
3
S
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
235
276
516
577
639
639
955
718
732
1533
3014
3370
2391
2191
2193
2121
1763
1334
1029
976
902
834
773
1566
Wind (km/h)
20
SE
15
SE
15
ENE
15
E
20
NE
10
ENE
20
E
15
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
15
NE
10
S
10
SSE
15
SSW
10
WSW
15
SSW
15
WSW
5
NNW
25
SSE
30
SSW
30
SSW
40
SSE
25
SSE
35
SSE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:41AM1.15m
10:04PM1.20m
10:24AM1.20m
10:51PM1.23m
11:10AM1.26m
11:38PM1.27m
Low Tide
3:45PM0.19m
4:28AM0.16m
4:34PM0.17m
5:12AM0.15m
5:24PM0.15m
5:56AM0.13m
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:39
7:39
7:39
7:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:00
5:00
5:00
5:00
 mm
1
1
1
5
1
1
5
3
5
9
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
2
Temp °C
13
13
13
12
12
11
12
12
12
12
12
11
11
12
11
11
12
12
12
11
12
12
12
12
Feels °C
10
10
10
9
9
9
8
10
7
8
10
9
9
9
9
8
10
11
8
5
6
5
8
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
E
9
1.3
E
9
1.4
E
9
1.8
ENE
9
1.9
ENE
9
1.9
ENE
9
1.9
E
9
2.1
E
9
0.9
SSW
10
0.9
SSW
10
0.9
SSW
10
4
E
10
3.5
E
10
3
E
10
3
E
11
3
ESE
10
3
E
11
2.5
E
10
2.2
E
10
2.2
E
10
2.1
E
10
2
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.7
E
10
Energy kJ
235
276
325
577
639
639
593
718
140
137
132
2986
2391
2191
2193
2121
1763
1334
1029
976
902
834
676
592
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
21
0.3
SW
6
0.5
SSW
6
0.7
SSW
7
0.5
SSW
7
0.8
SSW
10
0.8
SSW
10
0.8
SSW
10
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
9
1
S
8
0.9
S
8
0.9
S
8
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
1.7
SSE
8
0.4
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
10
0.3
SSW
17
0.3
SSW
16
Energy kJ
33
6
23
42
28
116
118
114
85
85
84
110
140
108
98
108
102
66
390
62
32
42
55
51
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
13
0.2
SSW
19
0.3
SSW
19
0.4
SSW
19
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
17
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
15
0.5
S
15
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.1
S
21
0.1
SW
20
0.4
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
19
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
18
Energy kJ
7
37
72
117
103
102
99
89
79
112
120
116
9
16
57
35
31
31
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
ENE
9
2
ENE
9
2.5
ENE
9
2.1
E
9
3
E
9
4
E
10
4
E
10
0.9
S
8
1.4
S
7
2.2
S
8
1.9
SSW
8
2
S
8
1.9
S
8
1.8
S
8
2.5
SSE
8
3
S
9
Energy kJ
516
629
955
732
1533
3014
3370
103
210
573
406
488
419
398
773
1566
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
4
1
3
1
4
1
1
5
4
4
4
4
3
3
1
2
4
4
3
3
Distance (km)
98
98
101
98
27
98
89
98
54
98
98
0
0
75
0
65
0
0
101
166
65
65
136
155
Best forecast wave conditions in The Wairarapa
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
6
6
7
6
8
8
8
8
7
5
5
5
5
7
9
9
7
5
7
9
9
9
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