Castlepoint Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.90° S 176.22° E

Castlepoint Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 05 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Castlepoint Beach sea temperature is
12.1° C
0.7° 

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 (05 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Castlepoint Beach at 11AM is: 4.0m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Aug)13ft (4.0m)12s
Afternoon (05 Aug)13ft (4.0m)12s
Evening (05 Aug)10ft (3.0m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 10°C on Fri afternoon, min 4°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Wed morning, light winds from the W by Thu night).

Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
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)
2
1
2
2
3
5
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
5
S
12
4.5
S
12
4
S
12
3.5
S
12
4
S
12
3.5
S
12
3
S
12
2.3
SSE
11
2.5
S
11
2.4
S
11
1.9
S
11
1.9
SSE
11
1.8
SE
10
1.6
SE
10
1.4
SE
10
1.7
SE
11
1.5
SE
12
1.2
S
16
1.6
S
16
1.7
S
14
2
S
14
1.9
S
13
1.8
S
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6442
5625
4668
3804
4563
3812
2459
1197
1642
1379
843
815
672
498
392
754
604
774
1211
1191
1537
1271
1090
Wind (km/h)
45
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
10
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
High Tide
10:02AM1.27m
10:32PM1.26m
10:50AM1.34m
11:20PM1.29m
11:40AM1.40m
Low Tide
4:05AM0.16m
4:22PM0.13m
4:51AM0.13m
5:13PM0.10m
5:37AM0.09m
6:03PM0.06m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
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cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:18
7:16
7:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:23
5:24
5:25
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
7
6
7
7
8
8
7
6
6
7
7
8
9
8
6
6
5
4
5
8
10
9
9
Feels °C
-4
-4
-2
0
1
2
2
1
1
2
3
3
4
5
3
3
2
0
1
5
6
4
4
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