Castlepoint Beach surf break

Castlepoint Beach surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Friday 16 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 6AM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am January 16). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jan)3ft (0.9m)6s
Afternoon (16 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Evening (16 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)6s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
ENE
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.7
S
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
1.2
S
1.3
S
1.4
S
1.5
S
1.7
S
1.8
S
1.9
S
1.9
S
1.8
S
1.9
S
1.8
S
1.8
SSE
1.9
SSE
1.9
SSE
1.8
SSE
1.8
SSE
Period(s) (?)567767776788888888889999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2147505766544145116172216275364408454464438501472482506522502475
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNW
5
NW
5
W
15
SW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
25
S
25
S
20
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:53AM
1.28
4:18PM
1.14
4:34AM
1.27
5:04PM
1.12
5:16AM
1.25
5:50PM
1.10
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:33PM
0.31
10:16AM
0.30
10:17PM
0.32
11:02AM
0.30
11:04PM
0.30
11:49AM
0.29
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Sunrise---6:01-------6:01-------6:03----
Sunset-------8:46-------8:45-------8:45
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
22---11-----------------
Temp. °C171817161616161615151414151616151414141415151515
Feels °C (?)1819181514141413121210910101010109101010101010
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