Castlepoint - The Gap surf break

Castlepoint - The Gap surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Wednesday 06 May 2026 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
15.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

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

The current surf forecast for Castlepoint - The Gap at 12PM is: 0.8m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 06). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 May)3ft (0.9m)16s
Afternoon (06 May)2.5ft (0.8m)15s
Evening (06 May)2.5ft (0.7m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Wed morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
Sat
9
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
S
17
0.9
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
14
1
NE
6
1.2
NE
6
1.2
NE
6
1
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
1.2
NE
7
0.8
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.6
ENE
8
2.5
NE
8
1.9
ENE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
154
217
411
308
284
213
210
156
154
104
102
61
78
106
123
108
114
86
147
61
183
318
860
512
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
10
N
15
N
15
NNE
15
N
20
NNW
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
25
N
20
NNW
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:38AM1.17m
8:49PM1.24m
9:20AM1.16m
9:31PM1.22m
9:59AM1.15m
10:13PM1.20m
Low Tide
2:43AM0.29m
2:37PM0.32m
3:26AM0.25m
3:19PM0.29m
4:07AM0.20m
4:00PM0.25m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
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7:05
7:07
7:07
7:09
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5:15
5:15
5:14
5:13
3
Temp °C
13
13
14
18
19
17
16
15
15
15
16
20
21
19
18
17
17
17
17
19
19
18
18
16
10
9
10
14
16
14
14
12
12
12
14
17
18
17
15
14
14
14
14
17
16
15
14
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.6
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
1
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.2
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
1.8
ENE
8
1.9
ENE
9
Energy kJ
154
158
411
308
284
213
210
156
154
104
28
30
28
52
83
108
114
86
66
61
19
39
434
512
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
9
0.6
S
17
0.5
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
10
0.5
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.5
ENE
6
0.5
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
Energy kJ
32
217
49
51
52
61
64
33
33
24
102
61
62
63
62
37
36
19
19
19
2
2
20
20
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
18
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
NE
6
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
NE
5
0.4
NE
6
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
9
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
Energy kJ
97
32
11
31
32
7
8
19
15
30
28
3
2
2
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNW
2
0.3
NNW
2
0.3
NNW
3
0.3
NNW
2
0.4
NW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.4
NNW
3
1
NE
6
1.2
NE
6
1.2
NE
6
0.3
NNW
3
1.2
NE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.6
ENE
8
2.5
NE
8
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
78
106
123
2
147
183
318
860
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
1
2
3
Distance (km)
0
16
25
28
25
4
1
16
25
0
0
28
4
0
28
0
28
28
28
4
28
245
289
28
Best forecast wave conditions in The Wairarapa
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
2
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
3
4
3
4
3
3
3
1
2
4
2
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
5
6
5
5
5
6
6
6
5
6
5
6
5
7
5
6
6
6
7
5
6
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