Castlepoint Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 40.90° S 176.22° E

Issued: 11 am 13 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Castlepoint Beach sea temperature is

12.8° C

Castlepoint Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Castlepoint Beach today (13 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Castlepoint Beach at 3PM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 13). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (13 Jul)	2ft (0.6m)	9s
Afternoon (13 Jul)	2ft (0.6m)	9s
Evening (13 Jul)	2ft (0.6m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 7°C on Mon morning). Mainly fresh winds.
	Mon 13					Tuesday 14								Wednesday 15								Thu 16
	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)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	S 10	ESE 9	S 13	S 13	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 12	ESE 12	E 12	E 12	ESE 11	ESE 11	E 11	ESE 11	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 14
Wave Graph
kJ	69	67	65	166	119	25	28	29	31	31	19	20	21	52	49	72	69	43	43	66	39	56	58	143
Wind (km/h)	N	N	N	N	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	WNW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NNW	NW	NW	NW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross
High Tide				3:37PM1.57m				4:16AM1.36m				4:35PM1.59m				5:15AM1.35m				5:35PM1.58m
Low Tide		9:20AM0.03m				9:59PM0.01m				10:21AM-0.01m				11:03PM-0.01m				11:21AM-0.06m					00:07AM-0.03m


	7:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:35
	—	—	5:04	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:06	—	—	—	—	5:06
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	7	13	13	12	11	11	12	12	12	14	15	13	12	12	12	13	13	15	16	14	14	13	13	13
Feels °C	2	9	9	8	7	6	6	7	7	10	11	8	6	5	6	10	10	12	13	10	10	8	7	7
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	S 13	S 13	S 12	ENE 5	NE 5	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	ESE 12	ESE 12	E 12	E 12	ESE 11	ESE 11	E 11	ESE 11	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 14
kJ	100	66	65	166	119	77	9	22	16	16	12	9	13	52	49	72	69	43	43	66	39	56	58	143
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	S 10	S 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	NE 5	S 12	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	SSW 19	SSW 19	ESE 13	E 10	E 10	SSW 17
kJ	69	67	46	45	25	11	73	29	31	31	19	20	21	14	10	10	6	5	36	36	35	18	19	30
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 15	SSW 13	S 13	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 9	ESE 13	ESE 13	SW 9	S 9	SW 4	SW 4	S 20	ENE 5	SSW 16	SSW 15	S 18	SSW 17	SW 14
kJ	44	55	87	20	10	25	28	46	27	26	9	18	17	3	1	1	1	32	3	24	23	26	30	8
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 3	NNE 3	NE 4	NE 4	NE 4	NE 5	N 3	NNW 3	NNW 3	NW 3	NW 2	NW 2	NW 2	NW 3	NW 3	NW 3	—	—	—	—	NNW 2	NNW 2	NNW 3	NNW 3
kJ	1	3	4	6	9	22	2	2	3	2	1	1	2	2	2	1	—	—	—	—	1	1	3	3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Castlepoint - Slippery Wairarapa	Tora Point Wairarapa	Castlepoint - The Gap Wairarapa	Castlepoint - Slippery Wairarapa	Castlepoint - The Gap Wairarapa	Owahanga Wairarapa	Akito River Mouth and Reef Wairarapa	Owahanga Wairarapa	Owahanga Wairarapa	Owahanga Wairarapa	Owahanga Wairarapa	Owahanga Wairarapa	Whareama Wairarapa	Akito River Mouth and Reef Wairarapa	Akito River Mouth and Reef Wairarapa	Castlepoint - The Gap Wairarapa	Christmas Bay Wairarapa	Castlepoint - The Gap Wairarapa	Castlepoint - Slippery Wairarapa	Owahanga Wairarapa	Owahanga Wairarapa	Riversdale Wairarapa	Whareama Wairarapa	Whareama Wairarapa
Rating (10 max)	2	2	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	3	89	1	3	1	27	36	27	27	27	27	27	17	36	36	1	2	1	3	27	27	26	17	17
Best forecast wave conditions in The Wairarapa	Seconds (White Rock)	Tora Point	Tora Point	Seconds (White Rock)	Seconds (White Rock)	Seconds (White Rock)	Blackhead	Blackhead	Blackhead	Blackhead	Blackhead	Blackhead	Blackhead	Blackhead	Akito River Mouth and Reef	Blackhead	Blackhead	Blackhead	Blackhead	Blackhead	Blackhead	Blackhead	Blackhead	Riversdale
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Purakaunui Bay Catlins	Takou Bay Northland	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Shingles West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay Otago	Shingles West Coast South Island	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	4	4	3	3	3	3	1	5	5	6	6	6	6	4	4	4	3	3	5	1
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	6	5	5	8	7	7	6	8	6	6	6	8	4	4	4	6	4	5	5

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