Castlepoint Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.90° S 176.22° E

Castlepoint Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 17 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Castlepoint Beach sea temperature is
12.8° C
0.2° 

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 (17 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Castlepoint Beach at 8PM is: 1.4m 15s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 3s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 17). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)16s
Afternoon (17 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)16s
Evening (17 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
4
4
2
2
1
1
1
1
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
ESE
16
1.4
ESE
16
1.4
ESE
16
1.4
ESE
15
1.4
ESE
15
1.4
ESE
15
1.4
ESE
15
1.3
ESE
14
1.3
ESE
14
1.3
ESE
14
1.3
ESE
14
2.2
S
21
2.2
S
20
1.2
ESE
13
1.1
SE
13
1
ESE
13
1
ESE
13
1
ESE
13
0.9
ESE
13
1.7
S
16
1.7
S
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
892
933
909
851
829
818
807
691
682
663
626
4282
3766
479
400
357
351
351
286
1459
1368
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NW
20
WNW
10
W
5
S
5
W
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
SSW
10
S
5
SSW
5
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
7:12AM1.34m
7:34PM1.50m
8:09AM1.35m
8:32PM1.44m
9:03AM1.36m
Low Tide
1:19PM-0.10m
2:05AM-0.04m
2:17PM-0.08m
2:59AM-0.02m
3:16PM-0.04m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:35
7:33
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:07
5:08
 mm
Temp °C
9
11
12
10
10
10
10
11
11
12
12
11
10
10
10
9
9
12
12
11
10
Feels °C
6
8
8
5
6
5
5
6
6
10
11
10
8
7
7
6
7
10
10
9
9
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