Castlepoint Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.90° S 176.22° E

Castlepoint Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 28 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Castlepoint Beach sea temperature is
12.9°C
0.1° 

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 (28 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Castlepoint Beach at 4AM is: 2.1m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Sep)6ft (1.8m)9s
Afternoon (28 Sep)2ft (0.6m)12s
Evening (28 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 5°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
4
4
2
2
2
3
3
1
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
S
9
2.1
S
9
1.9
S
9
1.7
S
9
0.7
ESE
12
0.6
ESE
12
0.5
ESE
12
0.5
ESE
12
0.4
ESE
12
0.4
ESE
12
0.4
ESE
12
0.4
ESE
12
2.2
S
16
2.5
S
17
2.5
S
16
2.5
S
16
2.5
S
15
2.5
S
15
2.4
S
15
2.4
S
15
2.3
S
15
2.2
S
14
2.1
S
14
2
S
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
731
763
606
497
136
103
87
87
58
57
56
56
2605
3505
3740
3302
2942
2790
2508
2543
2280
2032
1830
1617
Wind (km/h)
15
W
15
NW
25
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
W
25
WNW
20
W
15
W
10
WSW
10
W
5
WNW
10
ESE
10
SSE
5
E
10
N
10
N
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
20
N
20
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:49AM1.23m
7:19PM1.26m
7:44AM1.30m
8:16PM1.29m
8:37AM1.38m
9:12PM1.31m
Low Tide
00:49AM0.25m
1:05PM0.19m
1:44AM0.22m
2:05PM0.16m
2:36AM0.19m
3:04PM0.12m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
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Temp °C
6
5
6
10
14
14
12
11
9
8
7
11
13
13
11
10
9
8
9
12
14
14
15
12
Feels °C
1
1
0
5
9
8
6
6
5
5
4
9
10
10
9
7
6
5
6
9
9
9
11
8
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