Castlepoint Beach surf break

Castlepoint Beach surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Friday 24 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
15.6° 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 1PM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 24). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Afternoon (24 Apr)2ft (0.6m)9s
Evening (24 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Mon
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)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.6
SE
9
0.8
S
8
0.8
S
8
0.9
S
8
0.9
S
8
0.9
S
8
0.8
S
8
1.1
S
14
1.2
S
14
1.3
S
14
1.4
S
14
1.4
S
14
1.3
S
13
1.2
S
13
1.1
S
12
1.1
S
12
0.1
E
9
0.5
NW
4
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
146
143
106
79
65
80
80
100
103
104
91
462
537
627
780
725
573
468
359
347
2
8
7
7
Wind (km/h)
10
W
10
W
5
WNW
5
SE
5
E
0
N
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
NW
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
10
WSW
5
W
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
10:59AM1.38m
11:25PM1.50m
11:52AM1.34m
00:21AM1.44m
12:47PM1.30m
Low Tide
4:59AM-0.09m
5:13PM-0.07m
5:50AM-0.09m
6:06PM-0.06m
6:40AM-0.05m
7:00PM-0.03m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
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6:52
6:54
6:54
6:56
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5:31
5:30
5:29
5:28
Temp °C
9
8
9
12
12
11
10
10
10
10
12
16
17
15
13
13
12
11
12
16
17
15
14
13
6
5
6
10
11
10
8
8
7
7
9
13
15
13
10
10
9
7
7
11
12
12
13
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
8
0.8
S
8
0.8
S
8
0.9
S
8
0.9
S
8
0.9
S
8
0.8
S
8
1.1
S
14
1.2
S
14
1.3
S
14
1.4
S
14
1.4
S
14
1.3
S
13
1.2
S
13
1.1
S
12
1.1
S
12
1
S
12
1
S
12
1
SSW
12
1.1
SSW
12
Energy kJ
146
143
106
79
55
80
80
100
103
104
91
462
537
627
780
725
573
468
359
347
299
294
303
367
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
S
8
0.9
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.6
SE
9
0.6
SE
9
0.6
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.5
S
13
0.4
SSW
12
0.5
S
12
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
9
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
10
Energy kJ
94
104
58
64
65
61
47
37
82
51
78
13
12
12
12
6
6
9
9
2
2
8
7
7
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.7
SE
9
0.6
SE
9
0.6
S
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
S
13
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
E
10
Energy kJ
54
53
79
62
46
54
35
86
23
23
23
3
3
3
3
3
3
6
7
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NW
3
0.3
NW
2
0.5
NW
4
Energy kJ
13
17
3
1
8
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
27
27
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in The Wairarapa
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
4
4
3
4
5
3
4
4
3
3
4
4
3
4
4
3
4
4
6
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
5
5
6
5
5
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