Castlepoint Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.90° S 176.22° E

Castlepoint Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 19 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Castlepoint Beach sea temperature is
12.9° C
0.1° 

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 (19 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 15s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Castlepoint Beach at 8PM is: 1.9m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 19). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jul)--
Afternoon (19 Jul)3ft (0.9m)13s
Evening (19 Jul)6.5ft (2.0m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Sun afternoon, min 7°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
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
2
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
1
1
2
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ESE
13
1.7
S
16
2
S
15
2
S
15
2
S
15
2
S
15
2.1
S
15
1.5
S
19
2.5
S
19
2.5
S
18
2.5
S
17
2.5
S
17
2.3
S
16
2.2
S
15
2
S
15
1.9
S
14
1.8
S
14
1.7
S
13
1.5
S
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
286
1459
1902
1780
1757
1757
1959
1600
4849
4899
4066
3426
2667
2293
1733
1443
1190
1032
771
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
20
S
15
S
15
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
5
S
5
W
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
N
10
N
15
NNW
15
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
9:29PM1.40m
9:55AM1.36m
10:23PM1.36m
10:46AM1.36m
Low Tide
3:16PM-0.04m
3:52AM0.01m
4:14PM0.01m
4:42AM0.05m
5:08PM0.07m
clear
cloud
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part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:08
5:09
5:10
 mm
Temp °C
12
10
9
9
8
9
9
10
11
10
10
9
8
7
7
10
11
9
9
Feels °C
8
6
5
5
4
6
6
6
7
7
8
7
5
4
4
6
7
5
5
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