Castlepoint Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.90° S 176.22° E

Castlepoint Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 31 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Castlepoint Beach sea temperature is
12.2° C
0.6° 

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 (31 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Castlepoint Beach at 1PM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 31). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Afternoon (31 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)11s
Evening (31 Jul)2ft (0.6m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri morning, min 4°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Fri night, light winds from the W by Sun afternoon).

Friday
31
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
E
11
0.9
ESE
11
0.8
ESE
11
0.8
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.5
SE
15
0.4
SE
14
0.6
SE
15
0.6
SE
16
0.6
SE
16
0.6
SE
15
3.5
S
13
3.5
S
12
3
S
12
3
S
12
2.5
S
11
2.3
S
11
2.1
S
11
2.1
S
11
1.9
SSE
11
1.7
SSE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
251
205
158
151
114
85
83
109
72
143
198
198
178
4310
3400
2671
2257
1636
1235
1018
1026
831
655
Wind (km/h)
30
NNW
25
NW
30
WNW
40
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
40
WNW
25
SW
45
WSW
40
SW
40
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
15
W
15
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
W
15
NW
20
NW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
High Tide
6:07AM1.06m
6:19PM1.17m
6:55AM1.07m
7:09PM1.17m
7:42AM1.10m
8:01PM1.17m
Low Tide
00:12AM0.26m
12:07PM0.23m
1:01AM0.23m
12:54PM0.21m
1:48AM0.21m
1:44PM0.19m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:22
7:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:19
5:20
5:21
 mm
1
Temp °C
12
12
12
13
12
10
10
8
6
7
8
8
8
7
7
6
5
4
5
10
12
10
9
Feels °C
6
7
5
5
4
2
1
1
-4
-3
-2
-2
-1
0
1
1
0
-1
1
6
9
6
4
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