Surf Forecasts:
Castlepoint Beach surf forecast from 18 Jun 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 26 Jun, 12AM (local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 10s period, S swell with offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 23 Jun, 12AM (local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 18s period, S swell with 4,028 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 25 Jun, 6AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with ENE swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Castlepoint Beach this week:
The surf forecast for Castlepoint Beach over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Thursday (Jun 25) at 6AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.1m and 8s period. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Castlepoint Beach in the next 16 days are 2.5m 18s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Jun 23) at 12AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 3.5m 9s period and expected on Thursday (Jun 25) at 9PM.
| Wave Type | Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 6AM (Thu 25th Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 12AM (Fri 26th Jun) | 13ft (4.0m) 10s |
| Most Powerful | 12AM (Tue 23rd Jun) | 8ft (2.5m) 18s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Castlepoint Beach over the next 16 days.
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat night, min 9°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun afternoon). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | Sunday 21 | Monday 22 | Tuesday 23 | Wednesday 24 | Thursday 25 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 16 | NE 13 | S 12 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | ENE 8 | SE 5 | S 18 | NE 5 | S 14 | NE 8 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2907 | 2344 | 27 | 439 | 53 | 35 | 24 | 55 | 13 | 7 | 69 | 4028 | 38 | 1229 | 617 | 1156 | 508 | 238 | 176 | 193 | 3140 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 8:54PM1.54m | 9:26AM1.39m | 9:52PM1.48m | 10:19AM1.37m | 10:47PM1.42m | 11:11AM1.36m | 11:40PM1.37m | 12:04PM1.34m | 00:30AM1.33m | 12:56PM1.33m | 1:18AM1.29m | 1:46PM1.33m | 2:06AM1.26m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 2:39PM-0.09m | 3:24AM-0.08m | 3:37PM-0.07m | 4:18AM-0.06m | 4:35PM-0.04m | 5:09AM-0.02m | 5:31PM0.02m | 5:57AM0.04m | 6:24PM0.08m | 6:43AM0.11m | 7:15PM0.15m | 7:28AM0.18m | 8:05PM0.21m | ||||||||
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 | 7:39 | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | 7:39 | — | — |
 | — | 4:52 | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | 4:53 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 2 |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 9 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 16 | S 14 | S 12 | SSW 12 | NE 10 | SSW 14 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | S 18 | S 16 | S 14 | S 13 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 2907 | 2344 | 886 | 439 | 236 | 35 | 160 | 55 | 13 | 157 | 431 | 4028 | 2209 | 1229 | 600 | 637 | 508 | 238 | 176 | 193 | 163 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 19 | ENE 18 | NE 13 | NE 11 | NE 10 | SSW 15 | NE 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | ENE 5 | — | — | S 12 | SSW 12 | S 18 | SSW 15 | S 12 | — |
| kJ | 7 | 32 | 27 | 42 | 53 | 79 | 24 | 137 | 83 | 7 | 7 | — | 18 | — | — | 309 | 121 | 639 | 385 | 3 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 15 | SE 18 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SSW 12 | W 3 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | S 10 | E 14 | — | — | — | — | S 24 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | — | — |
| kJ | — | 8 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 52 | 2 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 12 | 100 | 56 | 17 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNW 3 | NW 2 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | S 3 | — | NNE 5 | SE 4 | SE 5 | E 5 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NNW 3 | — | — | SSW 14 | S 10 |
| kJ | — | — | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | 3 | 8 | 69 | 51 | 38 | 77 | 617 | 1156 | 1 | — | — | 732 | 3140 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 3 | 26 | 1 | 73 | 17 | 98 | 1 | 1 | 65 | 89 | 27 | 1 | 89 | 105 | 101 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 155 | 0 |
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