Castlepoint – The Gap Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(The Wairarapa, New Zealand)

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Castlepoint - The Gap Surf Guide

The Gap(Castlepoint) in the Waiararpa is a sheltered beach break that has fairly consistent surf and can work at any time of the year. Works best in offshore winds from the west northwest with some shelter here from southwest winds. Able to handle light onshore wind Windswells and groundswells in equal measure and the best swell direction is from the southeast. The beach breaks favour rights. Good surf at all stages of the tide. Often Crowded. It can even get crowded enough to be dangerous.

Castlepoint - The Gap Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach	2	fairly consistent	15.5°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Castlepoint - The Gap:

The best conditions reported for surf at Castlepoint - The Gap occur when a East-southeast swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the West-northwest.

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What's the best time of year to surf Castlepoint - The Gap (for consistent clean waves)?

juneBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Castlepoint - The Gap with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of June. Clean surfable waves are typically found 5% of the time in June while 14% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 81% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

14%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

81%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Castlepoint - The Gap Location Map

Interactive Castlepoint - The Gap surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Castlepoint - The Gap is Masterton Airport (MRO) in New Zealand, 50 km (31 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Castlepoint - The Gap is Palmerston North Airport (PMR), also in New Zealand, 83 km (52 miles) away.

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Castlepoint - The Gap Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Tuesday, 5 May 2026, 19:43 Local Time

m, °C	Tuesday 05			Wed
ft, °F	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM
Wave (m)	S	SSW	SSW	SSW
Period (s)	16	15	15	14
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off

What does Castlepoint - The Gap look like?

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Tides at Castlepoint - The Gap

Current tide and informaton

For Castlepoint, New Zealand, 1 km from Castlepoint - The Gap.

Next High Water: 08:08pm | 1.26m

Next Low Water: 02:43am | 0.29m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Castlepoint - The Gap Sea Temperature

The water temperature (15.5 °C) at Castlepoint - The Gap is quite cool. If the sun does come out as forecast, it should feel warm enough to surf in a good sealed spring wetsuit. Some surfers would prefer to wear gloves and boots too. Effective windchill factor of (12.0 °C) will make the air and water feel about the same temperature.

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit, neoprene gloves and boots.