Castlepoint Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.90° S 176.22° E

Castlepoint Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 21 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Castlepoint Beach sea temperature is
12.9°C
0.0° 

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 (21 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Castlepoint Beach at 10PM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 21). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Sep)--
Afternoon (21 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)10s
Evening (21 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon afternoon, min 5°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Mon night, light winds from the WSW by Tue afternoon).

Mon
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
S
10
1.6
S
10
1.4
S
10
1.3
S
12
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
12
0.9
S
11
0.8
S
10
0.3
SE
12
1.8
S
7
1.6
S
8
1.3
S
8
1.1
S
7
0.3
SE
12
1.9
S
7
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
2.2
S
9
2
S
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
598
504
386
472
389
322
181
138
23
330
305
191
130
22
397
31
30
812
679
Wind (km/h)
30
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
45
WNW
35
WNW
15
W
25
SSW
30
SSW
10
WSW
10
WNW
15
WNW
20
WSW
35
SW
30
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
20
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
12:40PM1.22m
00:57AM1.12m
1:21PM1.21m
1:41AM1.10m
2:02PM1.20m
Low Tide
7:01PM0.16m
7:01AM0.21m
7:38PM0.17m
7:41AM0.20m
8:17PM0.18m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:05
6:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:09
6:10
6:12
 mm
4
4
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
12
12
12
13
13
14
9
8
7
6
6
7
8
8
8
9
9
7
Feels °C
8
6
5
4
4
6
11
4
2
4
3
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
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