Castlepoint Beach surf break

Castlepoint Beach surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Tuesday 21 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
15.7° 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: 4.5m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Apr)11ft (3.5m)10s
Afternoon (22 Apr)10ft (3.0m)10s
Evening (22 Apr)7.5ft (2.3m)11s

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


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Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
4
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
5
SSE
5
SSE
4.5
SSE
3.5
S
3.5
S
4
SSE
3
S
3
S
2.3
ESE
2.3
ESE
2.2
ESE
2.2
SE
2
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.1
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
S
0.6
S
Period(s) (?)111010101010101011111010101010101099999813
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5263479743522457217934691852159312211221102291874858852243437022718814314010382127
Wind
(km/h)
45
S
45
SSE
45
S
45
S
40
S
45
S
40
S
35
S
30
S
30
S
20
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
10
SSW
10
SW
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
0
ESE
5
E
5
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:36PM
1.59
9:14AM
1.42
9:32PM
1.58
10:07AM
1.41
10:28PM
1.55
10:59AM
1.38
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:12AM
-0.05
3:24PM
-0.02
4:06AM
-0.08
4:19PM
-0.06
4:59AM
-0.09
5:13PM
-0.07
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sunrise----6:50-------6:52-------6:52---
Sunset------5:35-------5:32-------5:31-
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
7311111112321-----------
Temp. °C11121211111111111111101111121312111010910131312
Feels °C (?)232122224456679987767111111
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