Castlepoint Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.90° S 176.22° E

Castlepoint Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 14 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Castlepoint Beach sea temperature is
13.5°C
0.3° 

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 (14 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Castlepoint Beach at 5AM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 14). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 17s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Afternoon (14 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Evening (14 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 8°C on Thu night). Mainly near gales.

Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
18
0.4
NE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.2
S
15
0.8
NE
5
1.7
NNE
6
0.9
NE
7
0.7
NE
7
0.7
NE
7
0.7
NE
8
0.6
ENE
8
2.5
S
7
4.5
S
10
5
S
11
5
S
11
5
S
11
5
S
11
4
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
24
10
14
13
13
14
13
8
8
17
35
222
63
49
53
57
49
736
3601
5272
5596
5652
5955
3659
Wind (km/h)
25
NW
25
WNW
30
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
N
25
N
20
NNW
20
NW
20
WNW
15
W
10
WSW
30
SW
20
WSW
45
SSW
50
SSW
50
S
50
SSW
50
S
45
SSW
45
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:41AM1.34m
9:08PM1.24m
9:28AM1.32m
9:55PM1.23m
10:12AM1.30m
Low Tide
2:29AM0.27m
3:07PM0.23m
3:15AM0.28m
3:57PM0.24m
4:00AM0.28m
4:43PM0.22m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
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6:28
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6:28
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6:26
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7:32
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7:34
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7:35
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 mm
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1
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1
2
5
4
8
11
1
1
1
1
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Temp °C
16
16
16
18
21
21
19
18
18
19
15
13
13
12
12
10
10
9
8
10
9
9
9
9
Feels °C
12
11
11
15
19
19
17
16
15
14
12
9
9
9
10
4
5
-1
-3
-1
-3
-2
-2
-1
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