Surf Forecasts:
Castlepoint Beach surf forecast from 25 Jun 2026:
- Best quality surf: Tuesday 30 Jun, 3AM (local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 16s period, S swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 30 Jun, 9AM (local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 17s period, S swell with 3,020 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Monday 29 Jun, 12AM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with E 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 Monday (Jun 29) at 12AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.6m and 10s period. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Castlepoint Beach in the next 16 days are 2.3m 17s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Jun 30) at 9AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 2.5m 11s period and expected on Friday (Jun 26) at 6PM.
| Wave Type | Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 12AM (Mon 29th Jun) | 5ft (1.6m) 10s |
| Best Surf | 3AM (Tue 30th Jun) | 7ft (2.2m) 16s |
| Most Powerful | 9AM (Tue 30th Jun) | 7.5ft (2.3m) 17s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Castlepoint Beach over the next 16 days.
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 48mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSW on Thu night, light winds from the S by Fri night). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 11°C on Sun night, min 8°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 26 | Saturday 27 | Sunday 28 | Monday 29 | Tuesday 30 | Wednesday 1 | Thu 2 | |||||||||||||||
Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 11 | S 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 16 | S 17 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | E 10 | E 11 | E 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2177 | 2595 | 1757 | 2137 | 1429 | 999 | 759 | 682 | 663 | 535 | 340 | 244 | 1948 | 3020 | 1806 | 1126 | 704 | 488 | 311 | 272 | 262 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | on | cross | cross | on |
High Tide | 2:06AM1.26m | 2:34PM1.33m | 2:54AM1.22m | 3:18PM1.32m | 3:42AM1.19m | 4:01PM1.30m | 4:28AM1.16m | 4:43PM1.28m | 5:13AM1.13m | 5:26PM1.25m | 5:58AM1.11m | 6:09PM1.22m | 6:44AM1.09m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 8:12AM0.25m | 8:53PM0.27m | 8:57AM0.30m | 9:39PM0.31m | 9:43AM0.34m | 10:27PM0.33m | 10:30AM0.35m | 11:14PM0.34m | 11:15AM0.34m | 00:03AM0.32m | 11:59AM0.31m | 00:51AM0.29m | 12:42PM0.28m | ||||||||
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 | — | 7:39 | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | 7:39 | — |
 | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | 4:55 | — | — | 4:55 | — | — | 4:55 | — | — | 4:57 | — | — | 4:57 |
mm | 6 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 4 | — | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
Feels °C | 1 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | S 11 | S 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 16 | S 17 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | E 10 | E 11 | E 10 |
| kJ | 346 | 2595 | 1757 | 2137 | 1429 | 999 | 759 | 682 | 663 | 535 | 340 | 244 | 1948 | 3020 | 1806 | 1126 | 704 | 488 | 311 | 272 | 262 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 10 | S 18 | S 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 17 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 11 | SSW 13 | S 10 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | — | 380 | 261 | 878 | 225 | 919 | 749 | 991 | 613 | 271 | 128 | 154 | 192 | 207 | 202 | 202 | 210 | 279 | 239 | 90 | 139 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 11 | SSW 14 | S 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 438 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 153 | 145 | 68 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | ENE 10 | ESE 8 | — | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 7 | SSE 6 | — | — | — | N 3 | NE 4 | — | — | NE 4 |
| kJ | 2177 | 863 | 1000 | — | 450 | 337 | 454 | 285 | 131 | 58 | 176 | 200 | 125 | — | — | — | 5 | 3 | — | — | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 295 | 295 | 136 | 136 | 155 | 167 | 167 | 101 | 134 | 0 | 174 | 193 | 105 | 0 | 89 | 1 | 1 | 54 | 1 | 1 | 54 |
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