Castlepoint Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.90° S 176.22° E

Castlepoint Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 01 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Castlepoint Beach sea temperature is
12.3° 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 (01 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Castlepoint Beach at 2PM is: 3.0m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 15s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 01). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Aug)2ft (0.6m)16s
Afternoon (01 Aug)10ft (3.0m)11s
Evening (01 Aug)10ft (3.0m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon morning, min 4°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sat morning, light winds from the NW by Sun afternoon).

Sat
1
Sunday
2
Monday
3
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)
0
0
2
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
1
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
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SE
16
0.6
SE
16
3
S
11
3.5
S
13
3
S
12
3
S
12
3
S
12
2.5
S
11
2.3
S
11
2.1
S
11
1.9
S
11
1.8
S
11
1.5
S
11
1.6
SSE
11
1.4
SSE
11
1.3
SSE
11
1.1
SSE
11
1
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
11
0.8
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
201
198
2513
3472
3000
2541
2143
1567
1265
1037
835
723
535
604
460
401
302
222
180
128
72
Wind (km/h)
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
15
SW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
10
WSW
10
NW
15
NW
30
NW
30
NW
25
WNW
15
W
20
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
35
W
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:55AM1.07m
7:09PM1.17m
7:42AM1.10m
8:01PM1.17m
8:30AM1.15m
8:54PM1.20m
Low Tide
12:54PM0.21m
1:48AM0.21m
1:44PM0.19m
2:34AM0.20m
2:36PM0.18m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:20
7:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:20
5:21
5:22
 mm
Temp °C
9
9
9
8
7
5
5
4
5
11
13
10
9
8
9
11
11
14
14
12
13
Feels °C
0
0
1
2
2
1
1
-1
1
7
10
7
5
1
3
6
7
10
9
5
6
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