Castlepoint Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.90° S 176.22° E

Castlepoint Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 22 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Castlepoint Beach sea temperature is
11.7°C
0.9° 

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 (22 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Castlepoint Beach at 11PM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Aug)--
Afternoon (22 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)11s
Evening (22 Aug)3ft (0.9m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Sun morning, light winds from the WNW by Sun night).

Sat
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.7
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.3
ESE
13
0.3
ESE
13
0.3
ESE
13
0.3
ESE
13
0.3
ESE
13
0.3
ESE
13
0.4
E
13
0.3
ESE
13
0.3
ESE
13
0.3
ESE
13
0.3
ESE
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
233
185
185
141
98
71
50
34
33
33
32
32
33
32
51
33
34
35
36
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
30
WNW
30
NW
30
NW
30
NW
30
NW
45
NW
50
WNW
40
WNW
40
W
35
WNW
35
W
20
W
15
WNW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
WNW
30
WNW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
12:37PM1.28m
00:54AM1.18m
1:20PM1.26m
1:39AM1.14m
2:01PM1.24m
Low Tide
6:59PM0.20m
7:03AM0.24m
7:40PM0.21m
7:42AM0.24m
8:20PM0.21m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:54
6:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:40
5:42
5:43
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
15
13
13
13
13
14
13
15
14
11
11
10
10
9
10
14
14
12
11
Feels °C
10
7
7
6
6
8
4
5
5
2
2
2
5
5
5
8
8
7
5
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