Castlepoint Beach surf break

Castlepoint Beach surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Saturday 25 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
15.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Castlepoint Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Castlepoint Beach at 4PM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 25). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Afternoon (25 Apr)4ft (1.2m)14s
Evening (25 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tue
28
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
8
1.1
S
14
1.2
S
14
1.3
S
14
1.3
S
14
1.3
S
14
1.3
S
13
1.2
S
13
1.1
S
12
0.1
E
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
1.9
S
16
1.9
S
15
1.8
S
14
1.7
S
13
1.6
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.3
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
89
469
537
627
674
637
573
475
365
2
8
2
2
2
2
2
1834
1632
1298
1001
797
647
529
411
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
10
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NW
10
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
25
NW
25
WNW
10
W
5
ESE
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
5
W
5
SE
10
SE
10
E
10
NE
10
N
10
N
5
NW
cross-off
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
11:52AM1.34m
00:21AM1.44m
12:47PM1.30m
1:15AM1.39m
1:42PM1.27m
2:07AM1.34m
Low Tide
6:06PM-0.06m
6:40AM-0.05m
7:00PM-0.03m
7:28AM0.00m
7:54PM0.02m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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6:54
6:54
6:56
6:58
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5:30
5:29
5:28
5:25
Temp °C
11
15
15
14
13
12
12
11
12
16
17
14
13
12
12
12
12
14
14
13
13
12
12
11
8
12
12
12
10
9
9
7
6
11
15
14
12
10
11
11
11
13
13
11
11
11
10
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
8
1.1
S
14
1.2
S
14
1.3
S
14
1.3
S
14
1.3
S
14
1.3
S
13
1.2
S
13
1.1
S
12
1
S
12
1
S
12
1
S
12
1.1
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
12
1.5
S
15
1.8
SSW
16
1.9
S
16
1.9
S
15
1.8
S
14
1.7
S
13
1.6
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.3
S
11
Energy kJ
89
469
537
627
674
637
573
475
365
294
299
294
361
432
1032
1643
1834
1632
1298
1001
797
647
529
411
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
12
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
S
11
0.1
E
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
Energy kJ
80
13
12
12
12
6
6
6
9
2
8
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
8
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.2
S
11
0.2
E
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
E
10
Energy kJ
23
3
3
3
3
3
3
9
7
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NW
3
0.3
NW
2
0.3
NW
2
0.4
SW
4
0.2
NNE
3
Energy kJ
17
2
1
1
6
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
1
3
3
3
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
27
54
1
0
0
0
1
17
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
101
89
89
27
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in The Wairarapa
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
4
4
3
4
5
3
8
5
8
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
5
8
6
6
7
7
9
9
8
7
5
6
6
6
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