Castlepoint Beach surf break

Castlepoint Beach surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Wednesday 06 May 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
15.4° 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 1AM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 06). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 May)2ft (0.6m)7s
Afternoon (07 May)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Evening (07 May)3ft (0.9m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wed
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
Sat
9
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
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.5
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.8
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
0.9
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
1.1
NE
7
0.9
ENE
7
1.5
ENE
8
1.8
NE
8
3
NE
9
1.9
ENE
9
1.6
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.2
NE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
52
61
64
56
33
29
31
31
56
98
68
91
101
86
81
118
88
271
388
1440
588
422
264
216
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
N
15
N
15
N
20
NNW
10
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
25
NNE
25
NW
30
NW
30
NW
30
NW
20
NW
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
8:49PM1.24m
9:20AM1.16m
9:31PM1.22m
9:59AM1.15m
10:13PM1.20m
10:38AM1.14m
Low Tide
2:37PM0.32m
3:26AM0.25m
3:19PM0.29m
4:07AM0.20m
4:00PM0.25m
4:46AM0.17m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
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7:07
7:07
7:09
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5:15
5:15
5:14
5:13
3
1
Temp °C
20
17
16
15
15
15
16
20
21
19
18
18
17
17
17
19
19
18
18
15
15
14
14
16
17
14
14
12
12
12
13
17
18
17
14
16
15
15
15
17
16
14
13
11
9
8
8
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.9
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
2
ENE
8
1.9
ENE
9
1.6
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.2
NE
9
Energy kJ
284
213
210
156
154
29
31
31
28
42
68
91
101
86
81
62
19
19
39
574
588
422
264
216
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.5
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
6
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.2
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
Energy kJ
52
61
64
56
16
104
102
60
63
62
62
37
38
19
19
19
2
2
2
19
38
36
35
34
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.2
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
10
0.1
NE
11
0.1
S
10
0.1
NE
15
0.4
NE
14
0.3
NE
14
Energy kJ
31
32
33
33
19
31
26
27
17
10
2
2
2
5
2
9
54
31
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNW
2
0.7
NE
6
0.4
NW
3
0.3
N
2
0.8
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
0.2
NNW
2
1.1
NE
7
0.9
ENE
7
1.5
ENE
8
1.8
NE
8
3
NE
9
0.8
NNW
4
0.6
NW
3
0.7
NNW
4
0.8
NNW
4
Energy kJ
1
31
2
1
56
98
1
118
88
271
388
1440
18
9
11
22
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
3
2
2
2
Distance (km)
26
2
1
17
17
3
1
1
1
1
27
1
1
3
1
27
27
244
259
289
27
73
54
27
Best forecast wave conditions in The Wairarapa
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
3
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
3
3
3
3
3
4
2
2
2
2
4
4
4
5
4
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
9
9
5
6
7
5
4
5
7
5
5
6
6
6
5
6
5
5
6
7
6
6
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