Castlepoint Beach Surf Break

Castlepoint Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 40.90° S 176.22° E

Issued: 11 am 07 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Castlepoint Beach sea temperature is
13.0° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (07 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Castlepoint Beach at 7PM is: 4.0m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 3.0m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 07). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Jul)10ft (3.0m)9s
Afternoon (07 Jul)11ft (3.5m)9s
Evening (07 Jul)11ft (3.5m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 80mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue morning, min 9°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, near gales from the S by Wed night).

Tue
7
Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Fri
10
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
2
1
2
1
3
3
3
3
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
E
9
2.5
E
9
3.5
E
9
4
E
10
3.5
ESE
10
3
E
10
2.5
E
10
2.5
E
10
2.4
E
10
2.1
E
10
2
E
10
1.8
E
10
2.5
S
8
4
SSE
9
4.5
SSE
10
4.5
SSE
10
5
SSE
10
5.5
SSE
11
5.5
SSE
11
5
SE
10
4.5
SE
10
4.5
SE
10
4
SE
10
3.5
SE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1463
1137
2213
2727
2679
1814
1489
1436
1137
884
850
661
1018
2815
3769
3822
5014
6908
6465
5329
4480
3623
3267
2683
Wind (km/h)
5
ESE
5
SE
20
SE
25
ESE
25
SSE
15
E
10
S
10
SW
5
SW
20
SW
20
S
35
S
50
S
50
SSE
50
S
55
S
50
S
55
S
55
S
50
SSE
45
S
40
S
40
S
40
S
Wind State
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross-off
off
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:24AM1.20m
10:51PM1.23m
11:10AM1.26m
11:38PM1.27m
11:59AM1.33m
00:27AM1.31m
Low Tide
4:34PM0.17m
5:12AM0.15m
5:24PM0.15m
5:56AM0.13m
6:15PM0.13m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:39
7:39
7:37
7:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:00
5:00
5:00
5:01
 mm
1
1
2
4
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
8
8
9
5
5
10
6
7
2
1
1
Temp °C
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
11
11
12
12
12
11
11
11
10
10
9
10
10
10
10
9
9
Feels °C
11
11
9
7
7
9
10
9
10
9
9
6
2
2
1
-1
-1
-2
-1
0
1
1
0
0
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
E
9
2.5
E
9
2.5
E
10
3
E
10
3.5
ESE
10
3
E
10
2.5
E
10
2.5
E
10
2.4
E
10
2.1
E
10
2
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.8
E
10
0.2
SSW
18
2
E
10
2
E
11
1.5
E
10
0.2
SSW
21
1.1
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
3.5
SE
10
Energy kJ
1039
1137
1318
1857
2021
1814
1489
1436
1137
884
850
661
676
30
808
941
470
45
371
172
178
141
2683
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
10
0.9
SSW
10
0.9
SSW
10
0.7
SSW
9
0.7
SSW
9
1
S
8
1
S
8
1.3
S
7
1.3
S
7
1.2
S
7
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
18
0.3
SSW
17
0.9
SW
12
0.4
SW
20
0.3
SSW
19
0.3
SSW
19
0.6
SSW
18
0.5
SSW
13
Energy kJ
140
137
132
88
82
127
127
173
173
150
62
62
31
56
209
100
74
74
207
93
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
15
0.5
S
15
0.5
SSW
14
0.8
SSE
7
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
13
0.6
SE
7
0.2
SSE
8
0.1
S
19
0.4
SW
18
0.5
SSW
17
0.3
SSW
21
0.4
SSW
18
Energy kJ
85
85
84
79
112
120
66
108
102
39
6
7
81
157
87
104
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
E
9
3.5
E
9
4
E
10
3.5
E
10
1.6
S
7
1.6
S
7
1.2
S
7
2.1
S
7
2.5
S
8
4
SSE
9
4.5
SSE
10
4.5
SSE
10
5
SSE
10
5.5
SSE
11
5.5
SSE
11
5
SE
10
4.5
SE
10
4.5
SE
10
4
SE
10
1.9
SSW
8
Energy kJ
1463
2213
2727
2679
279
260
142
475
1018
2815
3769
3822
5014
6908
6465
5329
4480
3623
3267
460
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
1
1
1
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
2
2
1
2
3
4
4
4
1
4
Distance (km)
0
98
98
101
54
54
0
0
0
0
36
65
134
136
220
167
228
248
167
310
310
310
228
277
Best forecast wave conditions in The Wairarapa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
6
6
6
7
7
6
5
5
5
6
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
8
7
6
5
5
7
7
9
9
9
8
7
7
8
9
9
8
7
6
6
6
6
6
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