Castlepoint Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.90° S 176.22° E

Castlepoint Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 07 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Castlepoint Beach sea temperature is
13.0°C
0.2° 

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 (07 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Castlepoint Beach at 4AM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Afternoon (07 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Evening (07 Oct)4ft (1.2m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
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
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
13
0.4
S
11
0.4
S
11
0.4
S
11
1.1
NE
6
0.8
NE
6
1.2
NE
6
0.8
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
10
1.2
NE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.6
S
17
0.7
S
16
0.6
S
16
0.7
E
7
0.9
S
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
54
39
40
37
88
47
113
66
161
281
367
340
256
251
180
130
124
70
67
210
257
181
47
343
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NNW
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNW
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
WSW
10
SW
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSW
10
SSE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
2:26AM1.28m
2:54PM1.40m
3:24AM1.26m
3:49PM1.37m
4:20AM1.27m
4:45PM1.34m
Low Tide
8:36AM-0.06m
9:06PM-0.02m
9:33AM-0.03m
9:59PM0.04m
10:32AM0.01m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
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6:39
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6:37
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7:25
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7:27
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7:28
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Temp °C
10
10
10
13
17
18
17
13
12
10
8
11
13
12
11
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
12
12
Feels °C
6
5
4
7
12
13
14
11
10
8
6
9
9
8
9
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
10
10
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