Castlepoint Beach surf break

Castlepoint Beach surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Wednesday 18 Mar 2026 NZDT
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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
16.4° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Castlepoint Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Castlepoint Beach at 3AM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm March 18). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 11s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)11s
Afternoon (19 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Evening (19 Mar)3ft (0.9m)7s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
2
3
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
ENE
1.2
NE
0.8
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.9
S
1
S
0.9
SSE
0.9
S
1.5
ENE
2
ENE
2.3
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.4
E
2.3
E
2.2
E
2.1
E
2
E
1.9
E
1.9
E
1.4
E
Period(s) (?)666661111666711111212111111111010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)51923829275958506452875361032147117741531141312531116955800710701410
Wind
(km/h)
15
N
10
WNW
10
WSW
20
SSW
20
S
20
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
15
S
15
S
20
S
25
S
25
S
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:24PM
1.14
5:48AM
1.25
6:18PM
1.19
6:46AM
1.28
7:14PM
1.26
7:44AM
1.30
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:28PM
0.15
12:14PM
0.20
12:28AM
0.13
1:14PM
0.19
1:29AM
0.12
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunrise------7:15-------7:16-------7:16-
Sunset-7:30-------7:30-------7:28------
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C232117161616171717171616161616171715151213141415
Feels °C (?)20201614131415151516151515141413131112911121113
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