Castlepoint Beach surf break

Castlepoint Beach surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm 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 7PM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.6m 3s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm January 23). 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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Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
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
0.8
E
0.8
E
Period(s) (?)10101010101099999999991010101012121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)919738643500377369382327282198133106104104808389896673172177177174
Wind
(km/h)
30
NW
25
WNW
25
NW
25
NW
30
NW
25
NW
25
NW
30
NW
30
WSW
30
WSW
20
SW
15
W
15
WSW
10
NNW
15
NW
20
NW
25
NW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WNW
15
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offcrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
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)
3:55PM
0.15
3:58AM
0.13
4:42PM
0.13
4:53AM
0.11
5:29PM
0.10
5:47AM
0.09
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Sunrise-------6:09-------6:11-------6:13
Sunset---8:43-------8:42-------8:40----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
cloud
Rain (mm)
--------44--122-----111-
Temp. °C202322201716151413131716141314151619191715151515
Feels °C (?)161818161212108881313121112111215151414141413
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