Castlepoint Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.90° S 176.22° E

Castlepoint Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 20 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Castlepoint Beach sea temperature is
12.8°C
0.8° 

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 (20 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Castlepoint Beach at 2PM is: 0.1m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 20). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)10s
Afternoon (20 Oct)5ft (1.5m)16s
Evening (20 Oct)5ft (1.5m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
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
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
1.5
S
16
1.5
S
16
1.5
S
16
1.4
S
15
1.4
S
14
1.3
S
12
1.2
S
12
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
11
1.1
S
11
1.1
S
11
1.3
S
14
1.4
S
13
0.1
NE
13
1.2
S
13
1.1
S
12
0.2
ENE
12
0.2
ENE
12
0.9
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4
4
4
4
1121
1135
1107
859
802
522
404
376
295
284
284
655
694
7
475
353
14
14
158
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
10
SW
10
S
10
SSE
10
ESE
10
ENE
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
NW
15
WNW
10
SW
15
SSE
10
S
10
S
5
WSW
5
NW
5
NNW
10
NNW
15
N
15
N
10
SSW
0
SSW
10
W
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
off
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
1:01PM1.20m
1:19AM1.12m
1:43PM1.20m
2:02AM1.12m
2:26PM1.21m
Low Tide
6:44AM0.22m
7:23PM0.15m
7:22AM0.20m
8:00PM0.16m
8:03AM0.20m
8:39PM0.18m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
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6:20
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6:18
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6:16
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7:39
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7:40
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Temp °C
10
10
12
12
12
11
10
11
10
11
14
16
14
12
11
12
12
12
17
22
17
14
13
Feels °C
8
8
10
10
10
9
7
9
7
8
12
13
12
10
10
11
11
10
14
19
15
14
11
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