Castlepoint Beach Surf Break

Castlepoint Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 40.90° S 176.22° E

Issued: 11 pm 24 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Castlepoint Beach sea temperature is
13.4° 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 (25 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jun, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jun, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jun, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 9s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Castlepoint Beach at 6AM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 2.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 24). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Jun)6.5ft (2.0m)9s
Afternoon (25 Jun)10ft (3.0m)8s
Evening (25 Jun)13ft (4.0m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 52mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed night, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Wed night, gales from the SSW by Thu night).

Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
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
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
4
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
5
6
4
3
4
4
3
3
2
1
2
Swell
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
ENE
8
2.4
ENE
8
2.5
ENE
9
3
NE
9
2
ENE
9
1.8
ENE
9
3
S
8
3.5
S
9
4
S
9
4
S
10
4.5
S
10
5
S
11
4.5
S
11
4.5
S
11
5
S
11
3.5
S
11
3
S
10
2.5
E
11
2.5
E
11
2.5
E
11
2.4
E
11
2.2
E
11
2.1
E
10
1.2
S
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
506
759
975
1541
658
543
979
1780
2359
3109
4082
5864
4615
4720
5782
2811
1837
1548
1639
1379
1271
1075
962
869
Wind (km/h)
35
NE
25
NNE
15
NNE
5
WNW
35
SSW
40
SSW
40
S
45
S
50
SSW
50
SSW
50
SSW
65
SSW
45
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SSE
25
WSW
15
W
15
SW
20
S
25
SSW
25
S
30
S
35
S
Wind State
on
on
on
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:18AM1.29m
1:46PM1.33m
2:06AM1.26m
2:34PM1.33m
2:54AM1.22m
3:18PM1.32m
Low Tide
7:15PM0.15m
7:28AM0.18m
8:05PM0.21m
8:12AM0.25m
8:53PM0.27m
8:57AM0.30m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:39
7:39
7:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:53
4:54
4:54
 mm
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
3
3
4
6
8
2
1
1
1
2
3
2
3
2
Temp °C
13
13
13
12
11
10
9
9
10
10
9
8
11
13
12
13
11
11
11
13
13
13
12
11
Feels °C
7
9
10
11
4
2
0
-1
0
0
-2
-5
2
11
9
11
6
8
8
10
9
9
7
4
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
2.2
ENE
9
2
ENE
9
1.8
ENE
9
1.7
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
11
1.5
ENE
10
1.6
ENE
10
4
S
11
3.5
S
11
3
S
10
2.5
E
11
2.5
E
11
2.5
E
11
2.4
E
11
2.2
E
11
2.1
E
10
2
E
10
Energy kJ
184
189
154
812
658
543
544
419
346
286
183
394
460
490
4119
2811
1837
1548
1639
1379
1271
1075
962
857
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSW
14
0.6
ENE
12
1.9
ENE
10
2.1
ENE
10
2
ENE
10
2.4
E
10
2.5
E
11
2.5
S
10
2.2
S
10
2
S
9
0.5
S
18
0.7
S
18
1
S
18
1.2
S
17
Energy kJ
111
117
706
850
772
1160
1520
1243
928
670
165
318
646
869
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
ENE
8
2.4
ENE
8
2.5
ENE
9
3
NE
9
0.8
SSW
13
1.9
SSW
6
3
S
8
3.5
S
9
4
S
9
4
S
10
4.5
S
10
5
S
11
4.5
S
11
4.5
S
11
5
S
11
2.4
SSW
9
1.9
S
9
2
S
8
2
S
8
2.4
S
8
Energy kJ
506
759
975
1541
204
246
979
1780
2359
3109
4082
5864
4615
4720
5782
979
550
491
491
653
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
4
4
1
2
1
2
4
3
1
1
4
5
6
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
2
4
Distance (km)
105
105
89
0
101
101
228
167
295
299
228
228
310
0
0
0
136
0
0
136
0
75
167
236
Best forecast wave conditions in The Wairarapa
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
4
4
5
6
4
4
4
3
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
6
5
4
4
5
5
5
6
6
6
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
7
7
6
5
6
6
6
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