Castlepoint Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.90° S 176.22° E

Castlepoint Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 02 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Castlepoint Beach sea temperature is
12.8°C
0.3° 

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 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Castlepoint Beach at 2PM is: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 3s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 02). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Afternoon (02 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)11s
Evening (02 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 7°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the NNW by Sun night).

Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
2
0
3
3
1
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
9
0.7
S
9
0.8
S
9
0.7
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.4
SSE
12
0.4
SSE
11
0.6
S
15
0.3
SSE
10
0.6
S
14
0.6
S
9
1.1
S
9
1.7
S
16
1.3
S
7
2
S
14
1.8
S
13
1.7
S
13
1.6
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.4
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
106
81
110
114
112
82
72
72
45
40
161
20
142
60
188
1404
178
1594
1155
941
714
586
451
Wind (km/h)
25
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
45
NW
50
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
15
WNW
10
W
5
SSW
15
SSE
25
SSE
20
S
25
SSW
25
S
20
S
20
S
15
S
10
SSE
10
SE
10
E
10
ENE
10
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
High Tide
10:21AM1.48m
10:57PM1.35m
11:14AM1.50m
11:47PM1.35m
12:08PM1.49m
Low Tide
4:18AM0.08m
4:55PM0.01m
5:09AM0.02m
5:46PM-0.04m
6:00AM-0.03m
6:36PM-0.07m
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clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:48
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7:20
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7:21
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5
6
1
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Temp °C
9
9
12
15
15
13
12
12
11
11
11
9
8
9
10
9
10
9
9
9
9
9
8
Feels °C
4
3
5
6
5
6
7
8
8
9
8
4
3
3
4
3
5
5
6
6
6
6
5
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