Castlepoint - The Gap surf break

Castlepoint - The Gap surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Tuesday 16 Sep 2025 NZST
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Castlepoint - The Gap surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Castlepoint - The Gap sea temperature is
12.0° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at Castlepoint - The Gap today?

The current surf forecast for Castlepoint - The Gap at 12AM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 16). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Sep)2ft (0.6m)10s
Afternoon (17 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Evening (17 Sep)2ft (0.6m)10s

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

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Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.6
S
0.6
SSW
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.6
S
0.7
S
0.8
S
1.2
SSW
2
S
2.1
S
2.1
S
2.1
S
2.1
S
Period(s) (?)1313131010101010101010101010101414131078899
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)204277215697468495680545252343433146180222263427504583676766
Wind
(km/h)
30
NW
30
NW
40
WNW
50
WNW
20
WNW
45
WNW
30
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
50
WNW
60
WNW
50
WNW
55
WNW
45
W
35
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
30
S
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
20
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:41AM
1.32
1:07PM
1.45
1:37AM
1.27
2:01PM
1.40
2:33AM
1.22
2:54PM
1.35
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:37PM
-0.05
6:53AM
-0.03
7:26PM
-0.02
7:44AM
-0.01
8:16PM
0.02
8:38AM
0.02
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Sunrise----6:13-------6:11-------6:09---
Sunset-------6:06-------6:07-------6:07
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
mod rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------16----
Temp. °C141414141515171515151514151615131211988999
Feels °C (?)9864116119101063545576310113
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Wairarapa

  1. weather stationWind Update The wind is still cross-off at Castlepoint - The Gap (near gales from the NW at CastlepointAws 1 km from Castlepoint - The Gap). 1.3m 13s groundswell from the SSW with a 0.5m 10s swell from the SE. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.

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56 km/h
NW
Cross-Off
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