Castlepoint Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.90° S 176.22° E

Castlepoint Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 02 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Castlepoint Beach sea temperature is
12.3° 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 (02 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Castlepoint Beach at 11AM is: 2.2m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 14s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Aug)7.5ft (2.3m)11s
Afternoon (02 Aug)6ft (1.9m)11s
Evening (02 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon morning, min 5°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the SSW by Tue night).

Sunday
2
Monday
3
Tuesday
4
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)
4
3
3
3
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
S
12
2.5
S
11
2.3
S
11
2.1
S
11
1.9
S
11
1.7
S
11
1.7
S
11
1.7
SSE
11
1.4
SSE
11
1.3
SSE
11
1.1
SSE
11
1.1
S
13
0.9
SSE
11
0.8
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
10
0.5
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
3
S
9
0.1
NE
12
5
S
13
5
S
13
4.5
S
13
4.5
S
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2143
1567
1265
1037
846
646
646
679
460
401
302
402
180
128
73
59
32
1603
6
7974
7847
7064
6913
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
5
W
10
NW
15
NW
25
NW
25
NW
30
WNW
25
WNW
15
W
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
WSW
25
SSW
35
SW
35
SW
40
SW
40
SW
40
SW
45
SSW
45
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
7:42AM1.10m
8:01PM1.17m
8:30AM1.15m
8:54PM1.20m
9:16AM1.21m
Low Tide
1:48AM0.21m
1:44PM0.19m
2:34AM0.20m
2:36PM0.18m
3:20AM0.18m
3:30PM0.16m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:20
7:20
7:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:21
5:22
5:22
 mm
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
5
4
5
11
13
10
9
9
10
10
11
14
14
12
11
9
7
5
6
5
6
6
6
Feels °C
1
0
0
6
10
7
5
3
4
4
6
10
9
7
6
3
0
-3
-4
-5
-4
-5
-5
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