Castlepoint Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.90° S 176.22° E

Castlepoint Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 30 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Castlepoint Beach sea temperature is
13.3°C
0.8° 

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 (30 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 14s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Castlepoint Beach at 8PM is: 0.6m 17s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 30). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 13s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Afternoon (30 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)14s
Evening (30 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 7°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Fri night, light winds from the SSW by Sat night).

Fri
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
2
3
2
1
1
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)
0.2
SSE
10
0.6
S
6
0.1
SE
14
0.6
S
17
0.2
SSE
13
0.2
SSE
13
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
3
S
11
2.5
S
11
2.5
S
12
2.4
S
12
2.2
S
12
2
S
12
1.9
S
12
1.7
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.4
S
11
1.2
S
11
1
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
11
24
8
217
17
16
4
4
4
2017
1865
1857
1597
1323
1084
980
786
586
476
338
227
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
35
WNW
35
W
25
WSW
45
SSW
40
SW
35
SW
30
SW
30
SSW
35
S
30
S
20
S
5
SSW
10
NW
10
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
9:06AM1.56m
9:45PM1.39m
10:01AM1.56m
10:37PM1.39m
10:57AM1.54m
Low Tide
3:42PM0.00m
3:53AM0.02m
4:37PM-0.05m
4:48AM-0.04m
5:29PM-0.09m
cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:05
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6:05
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6:03
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7:51
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7:52
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7:53
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 mm
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1
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2
1
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Temp °C
14
12
16
14
8
9
9
8
11
11
11
10
9
8
7
7
13
17
18
15
12
Feels °C
9
4
8
8
-2
0
1
0
3
3
3
4
6
5
4
3
7
10
12
10
7
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