Castlepoint Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.90° S 176.22° E

Castlepoint Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 09 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Castlepoint Beach sea temperature is
12.2°C
0.5° 

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 (09 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Castlepoint Beach at 11PM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Sep)--
Afternoon (09 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Evening (09 Sep)4ft (1.2m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu morning, min 7°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the NW by Fri morning).

Wed
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
ESE
8
1.3
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.1
E
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
1.6
S
6
1.4
S
7
1.4
S
7
1.3
S
8
1.1
S
7
1
S
7
0.8
S
7
0.7
S
7
0.6
S
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
229
223
186
149
99
79
62
62
47
33
196
173
206
187
131
106
64
48
35
Wind (km/h)
20
NE
15
NNE
20
NW
25
NNW
25
NW
25
NW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
SSW
30
SSW
25
S
25
S
20
SSW
10
WSW
10
NW
20
NW
30
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:03PM1.43m
3:37AM1.26m
4:01PM1.41m
4:34AM1.26m
4:58PM1.38m
Low Tide
9:18PM-0.01m
9:44AM-0.06m
10:17PM0.03m
10:44AM-0.04m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:58
5:59
6:00
 mm
2
6
2
1
Temp °C
12
12
9
10
11
11
12
13
10
9
8
9
9
7
8
13
12
12
10
Feels °C
7
8
4
5
5
5
8
9
6
2
2
3
4
3
5
8
5
8
6
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