Castlepoint Beach surf break

Castlepoint Beach surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Wednesday 18 Feb 2026 NZDT
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Castlepoint Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Castlepoint Beach sea temperature is
16.9° C
(Which is 1.2°C colder than average for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Castlepoint Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Castlepoint Beach at 5PM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm February 18). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Feb)3ft (0.9m)10s
Afternoon (18 Feb)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Evening (18 Feb)2.5ft (0.7m)10s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SE
0.8
ESE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.6
SE
0.9
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
1.2
E
1.4
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ESE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
1.1
S
1.3
S
1.3
S
Period(s) (?)101010101010121211111211101010101010101010688
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)15713010210098862261111661434254712762512651701029096928192206193
Wind
(km/h)
10
W
5
ESE
5
E
5
NNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
NW
35
NW
30
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
25
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
10
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crossglasscross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:51PM
1.11
7:10AM
1.22
7:43PM
1.15
8:06AM
1.24
8:36PM
1.21
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:52PM
0.20
12:54AM
0.15
1:47PM
0.19
1:49AM
0.13
2:39PM
0.16
2:47AM
0.11
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunrise-------6:43-------6:43-------6:45
Sunset---8:15-------8:13-------8:12----
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
--------------------1---
Temp. °C171920191616161618212219181717171921211715141311
Feels °C (?)15182018131312111316171512121314161716131211119
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