Castlepoint Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.90° S 176.22° E

Castlepoint Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 23 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Castlepoint Beach sea temperature is
13.1°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 (23 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 9s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Castlepoint Beach at 11PM is: 1.9m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 23). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Sep)--
Afternoon (23 Sep)6ft (1.8m)8s
Evening (23 Sep)6ft (1.9m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat morning, min 5°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
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
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
S
8
2
S
10
1.9
S
9
1.9
S
9
1.9
S
8
1.8
S
8
1.8
S
9
1.6
S
9
1.6
S
10
1.5
S
9
1.4
S
9
1.4
S
9
1.3
S
9
1.2
S
9
1.1
S
9
0.8
SSE
8
0.5
ESE
12
0.5
ESE
12
0.6
ESE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
398
873
632
567
513
460
493
425
463
392
327
320
276
230
189
78
81
81
117
Wind (km/h)
30
S
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
W
15
WSW
10
S
10
SSE
0
NE
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
10
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:02PM1.20m
2:27AM1.09m
2:47PM1.19m
3:14AM1.10m
3:34PM1.20m
Low Tide
8:17PM0.18m
8:24AM0.20m
9:00PM0.20m
9:13AM0.20m
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:01
6:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:12
6:13
6:14
 mm
1
Temp °C
9
9
8
6
5
5
8
11
11
10
8
8
8
8
11
13
12
11
9
Feels °C
1
2
2
0
-1
0
3
6
7
8
5
4
4
4
8
9
9
8
6
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