Castlepoint Beach surf break

Castlepoint Beach surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am 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
17.4° 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 4AM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am January 13). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)4s
Afternoon (13 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)11s
Evening (13 Jan)5ft (1.6m)7s

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

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Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
NE
0.2
ENE
0.6
S
1.7
S
0.7
NE
1
NE
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.4
SSE
Period(s) (?)79141245111010101010999999999988
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)9912989816433883082392341881811401061061067478595756393723
Wind
(km/h)
10
E
15
NE
15
NNE
15
N
20
NNE
35
NE
30
NE
20
N
25
NW
30
NW
25
NW
20
WNW
15
NW
10
W
5
S
0
SSE
10
ENE
10
E
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNW
5
WNW
0
WSW
5
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
onononcross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
off
glassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
ononcrossglassglassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:42AM
1.29
2:02PM
1.23
2:28AM
1.29
2:46PM
1.20
3:12AM
1.29
3:32PM
1.17
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:31PM
0.20
8:04AM
0.23
8:12PM
0.25
8:49AM
0.27
8:52PM
0.29
9:33AM
0.29
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Sunrise---5:56-------5:58-------6:00----
Sunset-------8:47-------8:47-------8:46
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
------------2-1244658761
Temp. °C141513131820212216151515141613131414141515161616
Feels °C (?)11121011141416181191011121413141313131415171817
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