Castlepoint Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.90° S 176.22° E

Castlepoint Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 28 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Castlepoint Beach sea temperature is
12.4° C
0.5° 

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 (29 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Castlepoint Beach at 6AM is: 1.7m 13s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 28). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)13s
Afternoon (29 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)12s
Evening (29 Jul)5ft (1.6m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Tue night, strong winds from the WNW by Fri morning).

Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
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)
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
ESE
13
2
ESE
13
1.8
ESE
13
1.7
ESE
13
1.7
ESE
13
1.7
ESE
13
1.7
ESE
12
1.6
ESE
12
1.6
ESE
12
1.5
ESE
12
1.5
ESE
12
1.4
ESE
12
1.4
ESE
12
1.3
ESE
12
1.2
ESE
11
1.2
ESE
11
1.1
ESE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1306
1306
1137
1011
953
909
834
718
706
624
589
514
505
422
383
370
314
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
20
NNW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
4:35AM1.08m
4:46PM1.21m
5:20AM1.07m
5:31PM1.18m
Low Tide
10:32PM0.29m
10:35AM0.27m
11:21PM0.28m
11:21AM0.25m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:17
5:17
 mm
Temp °C
7
7
7
7
7
11
12
10
8
8
9
9
10
13
14
12
12
Feels °C
4
4
4
3
3
6
7
5
3
2
3
3
4
8
9
7
6
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