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Castlepoint Beach

Wellington, New Zealand

Castlepoint Beach 5 photos

  • Castlepoint lighthouse from the beach

    Castlepoint lighthouse from the beach. Pseudopanax at English Wikipedia, Public domain. Source

  • Castlepoint Lighthouse from the north

    Castlepoint Lighthouse from the north. Karora, Public domain. Source

  • Castlepoint Lighthouse

    Castlepoint Lighthouse. Andrew Mcmillan, CC BY 3.0. Source

  • Castlepoint Lighthouse before sunrise

    Castlepoint Lighthouse before sunrise. Kristina D.C. Hoeppner from Wellington, New Zealand, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Castlepoint Lighthouse

    Castlepoint Lighthouse. Andrew Mcmillan, CC BY 3.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 6 pm to sunset, sunset 7:44 pm
7 am
6.5
14 km/h8 mph wind, Good
8 am
6.5
15 km/h9 mph wind, Good
9 am
6.6
15 km/h9 mph wind, Good
10 am
6.6
15 km/h9 mph wind, Good
11 am
6.6
14 km/h9 mph wind, Good
12 pm
6.5
16 km/h10 mph wind, Good
1 pm
6.7
12 km/h8 mph wind, Good
2 pm
6.8
10 km/h6 mph wind, Good
3 pm
6.6
14 km/h9 mph wind, Good
4 pm
6.7
14 km/h8 mph wind, Good
5 pm
6.6
15 km/h9 mph wind, Good
Now
6.6
15 km/h9 mph wind, Good
7 pm
6.4
17 km/h11 mph wind, Good

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

Where to stay near the beach

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Forecast, hour by hour

Beach score for daylight hours, today and tomorrow. Wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
14°C58°F
Water
14°C58°F
Wind
159 km/hmph NE
Gusts
1912 km/hmph
Waves
0.8 m3 ft
UV
2 low
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
7:44 pm
Today
6.5Good7 am148
6.5Good8 am159
6.6Good9 am159
6.6Good10 am159
6.6Good11 am149
6.5Good12 pm1610
6.7Good1 pm128
6.8Good2 pm106
6.6Good3 pm149
6.7Good4 pm148
6.6Good5 pm159
6.6GoodNow159
6.4Good7 pm1711
Sat
4.5Fair7 am4226
4.0Fair8 am4326
3.8Poor9 am5132
4.1Fair10 am5635
3.9Poor11 am5635
3.6Poor12 pm5936
3.6Poor1 pm6037
4.0Fair2 pm6138
4.1Fair3 pm6138
3.8Poor4 pm6037
4.1Fair5 pm5936
4.3Fair6 pm5735
4.5Fair7 pm5735
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 9 pm, -0.5 m. High at 4 am, 0.6 m. Low at 10 am, -0.4 m. High at 4 pm, 0.7 mLow 9 pm, -0.5 m1 ftHigh 4 am, 0.6 m2 ftLow 10 am, -0.4 m1 ftHigh 4 pm, 0.7 m2 ftNow12 am6 am12 pm6 pm
  • Low 9 pm, -0.5 m1 ft
  • High 4 am, 0.6 m2 ft
  • Low 10 am, -0.4 m1 ft
  • High 4 pm, 0.7 m2 ft

Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.

The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

  • Sun5.2 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 54 km/h34 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon5.1 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 43 km/h27 mph, rain 2%
  • Tue3.8 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 42 km/h26 mph, rain 87%
  • Wed5.6 GoodBest 7 am to 8 amWind up to 39 km/h24 mph, rain 19%
  • Thu3.5 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 38 km/h24 mph, rain 42%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • LifeguardNone listed
  • Restrooms160 m530 ft away
  • Parking4 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 190 m630 ft. Listed as free
  • Picnic tables160 m510 ft away
  • Playground200 m640 ft away
  • Rentals1 within 500 m0.3 miCastlepoint 4 Beach Wheels
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest town
510 m0.3 miCastlepoint (village)
Nearest airport
50 km31 miHood Aerodrome (MRO)

Nearby places

  • Castlepoint 4 Beach WheelsRental
    460 m0.3 mi

Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources

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