Castlepoint Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.90° S 176.22° E

Castlepoint Beach WaveFinder

Issued: 11 pm 07 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Castlepoint Beach sea temperature is
12.9° C
0.3° 

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


Castlepoint Beach surf forecast from 7 Jul 2026:

  • Best quality surf: Saturday 11 Jul, 9AM (local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 10s period, ESE swell with cross-offshore winds.
  • Most powerful swell: Thursday 9 Jul, 6PM (local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 11s period, SSE swell with 5,410 kJ wave energy.
  • Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 11 Jul, 9AM (local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 10s period with ESE 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 Saturday (Jul 11) at 9AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 2.0m and 10s 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 5.0m 11s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Jul 09) at 6PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 2.1m 8s period and expected on Friday (Jul 10) at 3AM.

Wave TypeTime (NZST) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 9AM (Sat 11th Jul)6.5ft (2.0m) 10s
Best Surf 9AM (Sat 11th Jul)6.5ft (2.0m) 10s
Most Powerful 6PM (Thu 9th Jul)16ft (5.0m) 11s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Castlepoint Beach over the next 16 days.


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