Castlepoint Beach surf break

Castlepoint Beach surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Friday 22 May 2026 NZST
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Castlepoint Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Castlepoint Beach sea temperature is
13.8° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Castlepoint Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Castlepoint Beach at 12PM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 22). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 May)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Afternoon (22 May)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (22 May)1.5ft (0.5m)5s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Mon
25
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
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
11
0.3
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
S
9
0.5
NE
5
0.4
S
9
0.4
NE
11
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
11
0.4
NE
11
0.5
NE
11
0.5
NE
10
0.5
NE
10
0.5
NE
10
1.5
S
16
1.6
S
15
1.6
S
14
1.5
S
14
1.5
S
14
1.6
S
17
1.7
S
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
21
21
34
33
31
26
14
27
40
36
26
42
42
55
52
49
47
1107
1132
1057
868
868
1508
1759
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
5
W
10
WSW
5
S
5
ENE
10
NNE
10
N
15
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ENE
10
E
10
ENE
10
NE
10
N
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
9:47AM1.41m
10:11PM1.53m
10:40AM1.38m
11:08PM1.47m
11:33AM1.35m
Low Tide
3:47AM-0.09m
3:58PM-0.08m
4:40AM-0.09m
4:54PM-0.07m
5:31AM-0.06m
5:50PM-0.03m
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cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
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part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:20
7:22
7:22
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:00
5:00
5:00
4:59
Temp °C
13
12
13
14
15
14
14
12
13
12
13
14
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
11
11
12
11
12
14
14
12
12
9
10
9
11
12
10
11
11
10
11
10
10
10
10
10
9
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
5
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
11
0.6
SSW
11
1
SSW
15
1.5
S
16
1.6
S
15
1.6
S
14
1.5
S
14
1.5
S
14
1.6
S
17
1.7
S
18
Energy kJ
7
8
9
33
31
26
43
96
189
289
231
213
189
179
123
90
468
1107
1132
1057
868
868
1508
1759
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
11
0.3
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
NE
6
0.4
S
4
0.4
SSE
4
0.4
SSE
4
0.4
SSW
8
0.4
SSW
9
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
11
0.4
NE
11
0.5
NE
11
0.5
NE
10
0.5
S
14
0.8
SSE
5
0.5
NE
10
0.5
NE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.7
NE
11
0.7
NE
10
0.7
NE
10
0.7
NE
10
Energy kJ
21
21
34
9
6
7
7
28
27
36
26
42
42
55
52
100
26
44
41
39
119
108
108
106
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
9
0.1
E
11
0.2
S
4
0.4
NE
6
0.3
NE
6
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
S
9
0.4
NE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
12
0.2
S
16
0.5
NE
10
0.5
NE
10
0.4
NE
12
0.4
NE
11
0.4
ENE
11
0.3
S
13
0.9
ENE
10
Energy kJ
7
2
1
8
5
46
27
40
11
11
4
5
5
20
49
47
37
33
48
29
185
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
4
0.5
NE
5
0.5
NE
5
0.3
NW
2
0.4
SW
3
0.2
SSW
3
0.6
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.7
SSE
5
Energy kJ
1
14
13
1
2
1
10
15
23
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
4
3
3
3
4
4
3
Distance (km)
98
75
26
29
98
29
1
1
1
1
1
65
65
65
105
105
105
89
89
89
89
89
27
1
Best forecast wave conditions in The Wairarapa
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
5
5
5
4
7
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
5
7
7
7
6
6
6
5
6
7
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
6
6
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