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Castlepoint Beach surf break

Castlepoint Beach surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Friday 23 Jan 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
16.5° C
 (Which is 1.0°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Castlepoint Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Castlepoint Beach at 3PM is: 1.8m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am January 23). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jan)7ft (2.2m)10s
Afternoon (23 Jan)6ft (1.8m)10s
Evening (23 Jan)5ft (1.5m)10s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Mon
26
4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
E
2.3
E
2.1
E
1.9
E
1.8
E
1.6
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.1
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
Period(s) (?)11111010101010109999999999101010101212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)14581165919724643510377361382327282198133104106106818387876566174177
Wind
(km/h)
15
WNW
20
WNW
30
NW
25
WNW
25
NW
25
NW
30
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
15
W
15
WSW
10
WNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
25
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
10
WSW
10
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		offoffcross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
on		crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:23AM
1.22
9:51PM
1.19
10:16AM
1.24
10:39PM
1.25
11:08AM
1.27
11:27PM
1.32
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:05AM
0.15
3:55PM
0.15
3:58AM
0.13
4:42PM
0.13
4:53AM
0.11
5:29PM
0.10
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Mon
26
Sunrise-6:09-------6:09-------6:11------
Sunset-----8:43-------8:42-------8:40--
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
---------122--1-11---1--
Temp. °C181819232220171615131315151614141414161919171615
Feels °C (?)1715141818161212118910111312121211121516141514
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