Castlepoint Beach surf break

Castlepoint Beach surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Sunday 11 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
17.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Castlepoint Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Castlepoint Beach at 1PM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am January 11). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 12s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jan)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Afternoon (11 Jan)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Evening (11 Jan)0.5ft (0.2m)7s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wed
14
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.1
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
S
0.3
ENE
1
S
1.1
S
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.2
ENE
0.6
NE
0.8
NE
1.1
NE
1.3
S
1.2
S
2
NNE
1.2
S
Period(s) (?)98888777818878771084451110710
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)26555444526141081358914682661388320383290
Wind
(km/h)
40
WNW
35
WNW
40
WNW
25
WNW
20
NW
40
WNW
40
WNW
40
NW
40
NW
30
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
ESE
15
E
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
30
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
25
NNW
25
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:32PM
1.29
12:55AM
1.30
1:17PM
1.26
1:42AM
1.29
2:02PM
1.23
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:28AM
0.13
6:49PM
0.14
7:17AM
0.18
7:31PM
0.20
8:04AM
0.23
8:12PM
0.25
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wed
14
Sunrise-5:54-------5:56-------5:56------
Sunset-----8:49-------8:47-------8:47--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
---------11-------------
Temp. °C202023262623212120161415161615151414182122211615
Feels °C (?)131416222316151514111112131312131111151618171210
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