Castlepoint Beach surf break

Castlepoint Beach surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Sunday 18 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
16.5° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at Castlepoint Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Castlepoint Beach at 9AM is: 2.1m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am January 18). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jan)7ft (2.1m)9s
Afternoon (18 Jan)7ft (2.1m)8s
Evening (18 Jan)6ft (1.9m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wed
21
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2
S
2
S
2.1
SSE
2
SSE
2.1
SSE
1.9
SSE
1.9
SSE
1.9
SE
1.8
SE
1.8
SE
1.7
SE
1.7
SE
1.7
ESE
1.6
SE
1.5
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.2
ESE
1
E
1
E
0.6
S
Period(s) (?)9999888877777777888878814
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)627646645589574476447392340327285295266233211265153148148152151122124142
Wind
(km/h)
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
SSE
30
SSE
30
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
30
SE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
20
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:16AM
1.25
5:50PM
1.10
6:01AM
1.23
6:37PM
1.08
6:48AM
1.22
7:25PM
1.08
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:49AM
0.29
11:51PM
0.28
12:40PM
0.27
12:38AM
0.24
1:31PM
0.23
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wed
21
Sunrise-6:03-------6:03-------6:05------
Sunset-----8:45-------8:45-------8:45--
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C141414141415151414151416171615151515161616161616
Feels °C (?)9999910109910911131211111111121212121212
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