Castlepoint Beach surf break

Castlepoint Beach surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 13 Jan 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
17.1° 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 9PM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 1.2m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 1.6m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm January 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jan)--
Afternoon (13 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)11s
Evening (13 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)10s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.9
NE
1
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.6
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.8
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.6
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.9
SSE
Period(s) (?)11107101010999999999655567777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3883083141941881461401061061065578595755494925253253686181
Wind
(km/h)
30
NE
20
NNE
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
10
WNW
5
SW
15
SSE
5
ESE
10
E
15
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
20
NE
10
NNE
15
NNE
5
WNW
5
NNW
5
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
glasscross-
off
crosscross-
on
ononononcross-
on
oncross-
off
glassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:02PM
1.23
2:28AM
1.29
2:46PM
1.20
3:12AM
1.29
3:32PM
1.17
3:53AM
1.28
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:12PM
0.25
8:49AM
0.27
8:52PM
0.29
9:33AM
0.29
9:33PM
0.31
10:16AM
0.30
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Sunrise-----5:58-------6:00-------6:01--
Sunset-8:47-------8:47-------8:46------
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
Rain (mm)
---------11-11131621---1
Temp. °C212217151615181818151515151617171818171716161617
Feels °C (?)151813111211161716151414131415171819181816161516
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