Castlepoint Beach Surf Break

Castlepoint Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 40.90° S 176.22° E

Issued: 11 am 05 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 (05 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Castlepoint Beach at 3PM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Jul)6.5ft (2.0m)8s
Afternoon (05 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Evening (05 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Mon night, fresh winds from the S by Tue night).

Sun
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wed
8
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)
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
1
3
1
2
4
5
3
1
2
2
Swell
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)
2
NE
8
2.2
NE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
0.8
E
10
1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
9
1.3
E
9
1.6
E
9
2.2
ENE
9
1.6
E
9
1.6
E
9
1.8
E
9
3
E
9
2.5
E
9
3
E
10
4
E
10
4.5
E
10
3.5
E
10
3.5
ESE
10
3.5
E
10
3
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
470
574
232
202
140
136
128
238
243
281
450
792
417
422
556
1254
1062
1775
3137
4628
2409
2623
2471
2047
Wind (km/h)
15
N
15
N
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
10
SSW
25
S
30
SSE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
ENE
25
E
10
NE
20
ENE
5
ENE
10
E
10
E
15
E
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
S
30
SE
35
S
15
ESE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-on
High Tide
8:57AM1.11m
9:16PM1.18m
9:41AM1.15m
10:04PM1.20m
10:24AM1.20m
10:51PM1.23m
Low Tide
2:57PM0.20m
3:46AM0.17m
3:45PM0.19m
4:28AM0.16m
4:34PM0.17m
5:12AM0.15m
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
<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>
4:59
5:00
5:00
5:00
 mm
1
1
1
3
1
1
6
1
1
1
1
2
4
4
1
Temp °C
10
12
14
12
11
11
12
11
13
14
13
13
12
12
12
12
13
12
12
11
11
12
12
12
Feels °C
7
8
11
10
9
9
7
5
11
12
11
9
10
8
11
11
11
9
11
9
8
7
6
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
9
1.3
E
9
1.6
E
9
1.9
E
9
1.2
ENE
10
1.6
E
9
1.8
E
9
2.2
E
9
2.5
E
9
2.5
E
10
3
E
10
4
ESE
10
3.5
E
10
0.5
S
14
3.5
E
10
3
E
10
Energy kJ
230
226
232
202
140
136
119
238
243
281
450
627
251
422
556
752
1062
1223
1916
2866
2409
107
2471
2047
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
10
0.1
SW
14
0.2
S
21
0.6
SSW
6
0.6
SSW
7
0.5
SSW
7
0.7
SSW
10
1.2
NE
10
0.9
NE
9
1
SSW
10
1
SSW
10
0.9
SSW
9
0.9
SSW
9
0.8
SSW
9
0.7
SSW
9
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
Energy kJ
159
123
123
125
128
111
128
7
33
30
36
29
86
275
138
183
175
156
126
110
80
116
110
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
SW
14
0.1
S
21
0.1
SW
13
0.2
SSW
19
0.3
SSW
19
0.4
SSW
19
0.4
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
10
0.9
SSW
10
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
15
0.5
S
15
Energy kJ
5
6
6
5
4
4
8
9
7
37
72
117
103
86
154
89
85
84
83
79
112
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
NE
8
2.2
NE
8
0.5
S
3
0.6
S
4
0.7
S
4
2.2
ENE
9
1.6
E
9
3
E
9
3
E
10
4
E
10
4.5
E
10
3.5
ESE
10
2.2
SSE
8
2
SSE
8
Energy kJ
470
574
4
10
17
792
417
1254
1775
3137
4628
2623
630
515
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
3
4
3
3
3
3
4
1
4
5
4
6
4
4
Distance (km)
1
3
1
1
1
0
65
134
136
98
27
54
54
54
54
54
27
98
0
0
75
75
75
54
Best forecast wave conditions in The Wairarapa
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
3
3
3
3
4
3
4
5
4
6
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
4
4
4
5
5
6
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
8
4
6
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
9
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
6
5
5
5
9
8
8
8
7
8
5
5
5
7
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