Castlepoint Beach surf break

Castlepoint Beach surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Friday 17 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
15.6° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Castlepoint Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Castlepoint Beach at 6AM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Afternoon (18 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Evening (18 Apr)5ft (1.6m)7s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.4
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.8
NE
1.5
NE
1.6
NE
1.9
NE
1.3
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.4
NE
1.3
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.7
NE
0.9
ENE
0.9
NE
0.8
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.6
ENE
1.4
ESE
1.7
ESE
Period(s) (?)9999121277789999991010989956
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)207997974512759206255413247362345288226457161137103547155107211
Wind
(km/h)
25
NNW
30
NW
25
NW
30
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
20
N
20
N
20
NNW
15
W
20
NW
25
NW
15
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
SE
5
SSE
10
S
20
SSE
30
SE
35
SE
30
E
20
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrossglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:23AM
1.35
5:47PM
1.41
6:23AM
1.38
6:44PM
1.49
7:22AM
1.40
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:05PM
0.13
11:42AM
0.18
12:10AM
0.10
12:40PM
0.14
1:13AM
0.06
1:35PM
0.09
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Sunrise----6:47-------6:48-------6:48---
Sunset------5:39-------5:38-------5:37-
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
-------11367---141--1352
Temp. °C161516161719171717151413141818151313131415151715
Feels °C (?)11101111131413141412121010151613131311111091313
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