Castlepoint Beach surf break

Castlepoint Beach surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Thursday 19 Mar 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
16.4° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Castlepoint Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Castlepoint Beach at 3AM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 19). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 11s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)11s
Afternoon (19 Mar)3ft (0.9m)6s
Evening (19 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
2
2
3
2
2
1
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.4
S
0.9
SSE
0.5
S
0.8
S
1.2
ENE
1.8
ENE
2.2
ENE
2.4
ENE
2.4
ENE
2.3
E
2.3
E
2.2
E
2.1
E
2.1
E
1.9
E
1.8
E
1.3
E
1.4
SE
1.4
SE
Period(s) (?)666111111610811111212111111111010101010109
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)382927595837505076323787122415171387131712531116955918724643374392353
Wind
(km/h)
5
W
20
S
25
S
20
S
15
SE
20
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
S
10
S
15
S
15
S
25
S
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:48AM
1.25
6:18PM
1.19
6:46AM
1.28
7:14PM
1.26
7:44AM
1.30
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:28PM
0.15
12:14PM
0.20
12:28AM
0.13
1:14PM
0.19
1:29AM
0.12
2:09PM
0.16
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunrise----7:15-------7:16-------7:16---
Sunset-------7:30-------7:28-------7:25
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
----111-----------------
Temp. °C171516161717171716161516171717151312121213151514
Feels °C (?)161213141615151616161415151313121010101011131212
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