Castlepoint's finest hours

SIZZLING temperatures with a high of 29C in Masterton yesterday saw families taking to the beach to enjoy the last week of school holidays.

Beach-goers were camping at Castlepoint Holiday Park, building sand castles on the beach and going fishing.

Manager of Castlepoint Holiday Park Kerry Ellis said despite some guests having to head back to work last Sunday many families were still out camping. "We've still got 15 sites at the moment," Mr Ellis said.

He said the weather at the beach was phenomenal and families were enjoying spending the day out there.

"It's gorgeous out here at the moment, everyone's just walking down the beach and playing on the beach. It's Castlepoint at it's best."

Temperatures are set to get even hotter later this week with Metservice predicting highs of 32C for Thursday and Friday in Masterton.

Metservice Meteorologist Daniel Corbett said the weather was likely to stay nice in Wairarapa.

"We've done very well over the last few days and will continue to do so,"Mr Corbett said.

However, he also said some clouds could be expected in coastal areas.

"There will be a little bit of low cloud in some places that we're seeing in coastal parts.

"I wouldn't be surprised if over the eastern coast of the Wairarapa of there was a little bit of that cloud," he said.

Rain could also be a possibility, he said.

"By early next week we could see some rain returning to parts of the Wairarapa."