Castlepoint Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.90° S 176.22° E

Castlepoint Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 22 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Castlepoint Beach sea temperature is
12.9°C
0.0° 

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 (22 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Castlepoint Beach at 6PM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 22). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 18s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Sep)3ft (0.9m)11s
Afternoon (22 Sep)5ft (1.5m)6s
Evening (22 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue morning, min 5°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Tue night, calm by Thu afternoon).

Tue
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
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
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
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)
0.9
S
11
1.2
S
10
1.5
S
6
1.6
S
8
1.4
S
8
1.3
S
8
1.1
S
8
1.7
S
7
1.8
S
7
1.8
S
8
2
S
8
2
S
9
1.9
S
9
1.8
S
9
1.9
S
9
1.8
S
9
1.8
S
9
1.8
S
9
1.7
S
9
1.6
S
9
1.5
S
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
184
284
182
283
228
196
137
278
343
371
520
709
619
509
554
516
563
516
469
407
359
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
30
SSW
25
SSW
10
W
10
NW
15
WNW
20
SW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
15
WSW
15
S
15
S
0
SE
10
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
High Tide
1:21PM1.21m
1:41AM1.10m
2:02PM1.20m
2:27AM1.09m
2:47PM1.19m
Low Tide
7:01AM0.21m
7:38PM0.17m
7:41AM0.20m
8:17PM0.18m
8:24AM0.20m
9:00PM0.20m
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:05
6:03
6:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:10
6:12
6:13
 mm
4
2
1
1
Temp °C
14
9
8
7
6
6
7
8
8
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
8
11
10
10
8
Feels °C
10
3
2
4
3
2
2
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
3
6
6
8
5
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