Castlepoint Beach Surf Break

Castlepoint Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 40.90° S 176.22° E

Issued: 5 am 04 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Castlepoint Beach sea temperature is
12.9° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (04 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Castlepoint Beach at 11AM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 04). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Afternoon (04 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Evening (04 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 8°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the E by Mon night).

Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tue
7
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
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
E
12
1.4
E
12
1.3
E
12
1.3
E
11
1.3
E
11
1.6
ENE
11
1.7
ENE
11
1
E
11
1.5
ENE
8
2.1
NE
8
1.8
NE
8
1.6
NE
8
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
1
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
9
1.8
ENE
8
2
ENE
10
2.4
ENE
10
2.5
ENE
10
2.2
ENE
10
1.5
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
566
547
461
433
411
593
698
224
271
537
448
291
136
126
113
128
206
243
432
718
1086
1405
860
364
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
15
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
15
N
20
N
15
N
15
N
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNE
10
SSW
25
S
30
SSE
15
NE
25
NE
10
ENE
15
E
30
E
25
ENE
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:14AM1.09m
8:27PM1.17m
8:57AM1.11m
9:16PM1.18m
9:41AM1.15m
10:04PM1.20m
Low Tide
2:20AM0.22m
2:10PM0.22m
3:03AM0.19m
2:57PM0.20m
3:46AM0.17m
3:45PM0.19m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
cloud
light rain
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:39
7:39
7:39
7:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:58
4:59
5:00
5:00
 mm
1
1
2
2
Temp °C
9
8
8
12
13
10
8
8
10
10
10
14
14
12
11
11
11
12
13
13
13
12
12
12
Feels °C
4
3
3
7
8
5
3
3
5
6
7
11
11
10
9
9
6
7
11
9
11
9
6
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
E
12
1.4
E
12
1.3
E
12
1.3
E
11
1.3
E
11
1.4
E
11
1.4
ENE
11
1
E
11
0.9
E
10
1.5
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.1
NE
8
1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
9
1.5
ENE
9
2
ENE
10
2.4
ENE
10
2.3
ENE
10
2.2
ENE
10
1.5
E
9
Energy kJ
566
547
461
433
411
475
478
224
165
292
213
147
136
126
91
128
206
243
352
698
1086
999
860
364
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
14
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
16
0.8
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.1
SW
14
0.7
SSW
6
0.7
SSW
6
0.7
SSW
7
0.7
SSW
9
0.7
SSW
10
0.8
SSW
10
1.3
ENE
10
Energy kJ
19
7
7
7
6
3
3
3
5
125
159
159
125
125
113
98
8
31
36
40
76
90
127
307
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
22
0.1
SW
14
0.2
S
21
0.2
SSW
19
0.3
SSW
19
0.4
SSW
19
0.4
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
10
Energy kJ
6
5
5
2
5
5
6
6
5
4
4
9
7
33
37
72
117
103
154
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
N
3
0.6
N
3
0.3
NNW
2
0.3
NNW
2
0.6
N
4
1.6
ENE
11
1.7
ENE
11
1.3
ENE
7
1.5
ENE
8
2.1
NE
8
1.8
NE
8
1.6
NE
8
0.4
SSW
5
1.8
ENE
8
2.1
ENE
9
2.5
ENE
10
Energy kJ
5
8
1
1
9
593
698
150
271
537
448
291
10
432
718
1405
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
2
1
2
3
1
1
2
1
2
2
4
1
1
1
2
4
Distance (km)
3
27
27
3
27
27
89
182
27
89
1
3
1
1
3
0
73
134
134
98
98
98
98
54
Best forecast wave conditions in The Wairarapa
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
1
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
4
3
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
6
5
6
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
8
5
8
7
6
6
5
6
4
5
5
9
9
9
8
7
5
5
5
6
5
6
8
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