Castlepoint Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 40.90° S 176.22° E

Issued: 11 am 11 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Castlepoint Beach sea temperature is

12.9° C

Castlepoint Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Castlepoint Beach today (11 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Castlepoint Beach at 7PM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 11). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 16s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.7m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (11 Jul)	6ft (1.9m)	10s
Afternoon (11 Jul)	5ft (1.5m)	9s
Evening (11 Jul)	4ft (1.2m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon afternoon, min 6°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sat 11					Sunday 12								Monday 13								Tue 14
	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	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM
Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	S 10	S 10	S 13	S 13	S 13	NE 5	NE 5	ESE 9
Wave Graph
kJ	651	426	367	314	254	254	216	177	177	143	119	119	123	123	94	92	94	67	168	163	119	32	45	29
Wind (km/h)	SW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SW	WSW	WNW	N	NE	NNE	N	NNW	NNW	N	NNW	N	N	N	N	NNW	N	NNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide			1:45PM1.47m				2:16AM1.35m				2:41PM1.53m					3:16AM1.36m				3:37PM1.57m				4:16AM1.36m
Low Tide	7:30AM0.09m				8:02PM0.06m				8:22AM0.06m				8:59PM0.03m					9:20AM0.03m				9:59PM0.01m


	7:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:35
	—	—	5:02	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:04	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:04	—	—	—	—	5:05
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	8	10	10	9	8	8	8	8	9	10	10	9	8	7	7	6	7	12	13	11	10	10	11	11
Feels °C	4	5	6	4	4	5	5	6	7	7	7	5	4	3	3	1	2	7	9	7	6	6	7	6
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	ESE 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	S 10	ESE 9	S 13	S 13	S 13	ENE 5	ENE 5	ESE 9
kJ	651	426	367	314	254	254	216	177	177	143	236	217	202	123	144	133	94	66	168	163	119	15	17	29
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 10	S 18	SSW 18	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	SSW 11	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	S 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	S 12	S 12	SSW 12
kJ	78	235	318	443	421	380	355	261	232	218	119	119	123	153	94	92	92	67	65	45	25	78	75	47
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 19	S 10	S 10	—	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	—	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SW 15	SW 15	SSW 13	E 12	—	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	—
kJ	190	49	48	—	33	25	26	26	19	21	—	87	88	43	81	56	57	55	3	—	10	25	29	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	SSW 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NNE 3	NNE 3	NNE 3	N 2	N 3	NNE 3	NE 4	NE 4	NE 5	NE 5	NE 6
kJ	61	43	34	34	36	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	1	2	1	2	2	7	15	32	45	25
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Castlepoint Beach Wairarapa	Whangaehu River Mouth Wanganui-Manawatu	Castlepoint Beach Wairarapa	Castlepoint Beach Wairarapa	Castlepoint Beach Wairarapa	Castlepoint Beach Wairarapa	Castlepoint Beach Wairarapa	Castlepoint Beach Wairarapa	Castlepoint Beach Wairarapa	Castlepoint - The Gap Wairarapa	Uruti Point Wairarapa	Owahanga Wairarapa	Castlepoint - The Gap Wairarapa	Castlepoint - The Gap Wairarapa	Castlepoint - The Gap Wairarapa	Whareama Wairarapa	Riversdale Wairarapa	Owahanga Wairarapa	Castlepoint - Slippery Wairarapa	Castlepoint - Slippery Wairarapa	Castlepoint - The Gap Wairarapa	Castlepoint - Slippery Wairarapa	Owahanga Wairarapa	Owahanga Wairarapa
Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	1	1	2	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	134	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	29	27	1	1	1	17	26	27	3	3	1	3	27	27
Best forecast wave conditions in The Wairarapa	Blackhead		Castlepoint Beach	Blackhead	Ning Nong Point and Reef	Ning Nong Point and Reef	Ning Nong Point and Reef	Ning Nong Point and Reef	Ning Nong Point and Reef	Seconds (White Rock)	Ning Nong Point and Reef	Ning Nong Point and Reef	Ning Nong Point and Reef	Ning Nong Point and Reef	Tora Point	Tora Point	Seconds (White Rock)	Seconds (White Rock)	Seconds (White Rock)	Seconds (White Rock)	Seconds (White Rock)	Seconds (White Rock)	Tora Point	Blackhead
Rating (10 max)	4		1	3	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Stent Road Taranaki	Stent Road Taranaki	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Raglan-Whale Bay Raglan and West Waikato	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Dinner Plates Catlins	Larsen Street West Coast South Island	Shingles West Coast South Island	Punakaiki West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	2	2	2	2	4	4	3	3
Header Global	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Albatross South Africa	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Etang-Sale Reunion	Etang-Sale Reunion	Ilot Sancho Mauritius	Ilot Sancho Mauritius	Ilot Sancho Mauritius	Ilot Sancho Mauritius	Ilot Sancho Mauritius	Black Rocks Mauritius	Black Rocks Mauritius	Black Rocks Mauritius	Benkunqut Indonesia	Black Rocks Mauritius	Gas Bay Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia
Rating (10 max)	7	5	5	5	4	7	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	6	5	5

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