Castle Cove Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Far West of Victoria, Australia)

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Castle Cove Surf Guide

Castle Cove in Far West Coast is an exposed beach and reef break that has quite consistent surf and can work at any time of the year. The best wind direction is from the northeast. Most of the surf here comes from groundswells and the best swell direction is from the south. Waves at the beach are both lefts and rights and there are also left and right hand reef breaks on offer.. When the surf is up, it can get quite busy in the water. Hazards include rips and rocks.

Castle Cove Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach and reef	2	fairly consistent	16.2°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Castle Cove:

The best conditions reported for surf at Castle Cove occur when a South swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the Northeast.

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What's the best time of year to surf Castle Cove (for consistent clean waves)?

marchBest Season: autumn

The best time of year for surfing Castle Cove with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Autumn and most often the month of March. Clean surfable waves are typically found 32% of the time in March while 60% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 8% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

32%

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

blown out

60%

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

too small

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

Explore Castle Cove Location Map

Interactive Castle Cove 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 Castle Cove is Avalon Airport (AVV) in Australia, 123 km (76 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Castle Cove is Melbourne Moorabbin Airport (MBW), also in Australia, 170 km (106 miles) away.

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Castle Cove Surf Forecasts:

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16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Thursday, 7 May 2026, 00:46 Local Time

m, °C	Thursday 07
ft, °F	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM
Wave (m)	SW	SW	SW	SW
Period (s)	12	12	13	13
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	on	on	on	on

What does Castle Cove look like?

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Tides at Castle Cove

Current tide and informaton

For Castle Cove, 0 km from Castle Cove.

Next High Water: 01:36am | 0.37m

Next Low Water: 07:58am | 0.04m

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Castle Cove Sea Temperature

The water temperature (16.2 °C) at Castle Cove is quite cool. You will need a quality spring wetsuit, and maybe neoprene hood because it will be cloudy with an effective air temperature of just (9.0 °C). Gloves are a good idea, neoprene boots optional.

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