Castlepoint Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.90° S 176.22° E

Castlepoint Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 17 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Castlepoint Beach sea temperature is
11.7° C
1.0° 

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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Castlepoint Beach at 11AM is: 2.3m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.2m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 17). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Aug)8ft (2.5m)9s
Afternoon (17 Aug)7ft (2.1m)8s
Evening (17 Aug)5ft (1.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 10°C on Tue morning, min 6°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Tue night, light winds from the W by Wed night).

Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
2
7
4
3
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SSE
9
3
SSE
9
2.5
SSE
9
2.2
SSE
8
2.1
SSE
8
1.9
SSE
8
1.5
SE
8
1.4
SE
8
1.3
SE
8
1
SE
9
0.9
SE
9
0.8
SE
10
0.9
ESE
10
4.5
S
11
4.5
S
11
4.5
S
12
4.5
S
12
4.5
S
12
3.5
S
12
4.5
S
14
3.5
S
14
3
S
14
2.5
S
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1507
1181
1000
660
621
504
311
273
224
152
147
113
151
4574
5199
5529
5254
4795
3371
7771
4782
3924
2507
Wind (km/h)
35
S
35
S
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
30
SW
40
SW
40
SW
45
SW
45
SSW
45
SSW
45
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
8:38AM1.34m
9:04PM1.33m
9:29AM1.35m
9:55PM1.31m
10:17AM1.34m
Low Tide
2:32AM0.06m
2:55PM0.03m
3:23AM0.10m
3:50PM0.08m
4:12AM0.13m
4:42PM0.13m
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light rain
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:01
7:01
7:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:36
5:37
5:37
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
8
8
8
8
9
8
6
6
7
8
9
10
9
8
8
8
8
8
8
9
9
9
9
Feels °C
-1
-1
0
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
1
-1
-2
-3
-2
-2
0
1
3
5
3
4
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