Castle Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 38.81° S 143.46° E

Issued: 3 am 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Castle Cove sea temperature is

14.7° C

Castle Cove surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Castle Cove today (18 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with WSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Castle Cove at 8AM is: 3.0m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 5.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (18 Jul)	8ft (2.5m)	14s
Afternoon (18 Jul)	8ft (2.5m)	13s
Evening (18 Jul)	7ft (2.2m)	13s

Table - waves today at Castle Cove. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Saturday 18								Sunday 19								Monday 20
	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	3	2	4	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	SW 18	WSW 18	WSW 17	W 16	W 16	W 16	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 14
Wave Graph
kJ	3632	3456	3009	2822	2405	2067	1619	1430	1236	1103	938	800	645	531	460	547	608	2079	2475	2419	1703	807	807	796
Wind (km/h)	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	WNW	W	NNE	NNE	N	N	N	NNW	NNW	NNE	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	NW	NNW	NNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-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
High Tide		1:03AM0.39m				2:10PM0.51m				2:02AM0.41m				2:39PM0.50m				2:55AM0.43m				3:06PM0.49m
Low Tide				7:23AM0.04m				8:24PM0.15m				8:09AM0.07m				8:58PM0.11m				8:50AM0.11m				9:33PM0.08m


	—	—	7:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:37	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:23	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:25	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	9	8	8	9	13	13	11	11	11	10	10	11	13	14	12	11	10	10	9	10	14	14	12	12
Feels °C	7	5	5	6	10	11	9	8	8	7	7	8	10	12	9	8	6	6	4	5	10	11	9	9
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	W 12	W 12	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 14
kJ	3632	3456	3009	2822	2405	2067	1619	1430	1236	1103	938	800	645	531	459	503	480	565	1993	1913	1703	807	807	796
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	WSW 18	WSW 17	WSW 16	S 10	S 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	W 9	W 9
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	155	203	196	217	263	259	259	254	194	547	608	691	71	50	32	33	251	214
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 23	SW 22	WSW 21	SW 21	SW 20	SW 20	SW 19	SW 18	SSW 11	SSW 10	S 10	—	—	E 11	S 10	S 10	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	21	18	45	69	136	186	290	460	153	112	100	—	—	2	31	17	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W 16	W 16	W 16	W 8	W 9	W 9	W 8
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2079	2475	2419	422	304	340	279
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Castle Cove VIC - Far West	Castle Cove VIC - Far West	Castle Cove VIC - Far West	Johanna VIC - Far West	Marengo VIC - Cape Otway	Johanna VIC - Far West	Castle Cove VIC - Far West	Castle Cove VIC - Far West	Castle Cove VIC - Far West	Castle Cove VIC - Far West	Castle Cove VIC - Far West	Castle Cove VIC - Far West	Castle Cove VIC - Far West	Castle Cove VIC - Far West	Castle Cove VIC - Far West	Castle Cove VIC - Far West	Marengo VIC - Cape Otway	Marengo VIC - Cape Otway	Marengo VIC - Cape Otway	Marengo VIC - Cape Otway	Marengo VIC - Cape Otway	Johanna VIC - Far West	Castle Cove VIC - Far West	Marengo VIC - Cape Otway
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	4	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	2	2	2	2	4	4	1
Distance (km)	0	0	0	5	18	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	18	18	18	18	18	5	0	18
Best forecast wave conditions in Far West of Victoria	Luna Park	Bay of Martyrs	Johanna	Luna Park	Luna Park	Glenelg Rivermouth	Luna Park	Luna Park	Luna Park	Luna Park	Luna Park	Luna Park	Bay of Martyrs	Glenelg Rivermouth	Luna Park	Luna Park	Luna Park	Luna Park	Luna Park	Luna Park	Portland	Easter Reef	Luna Park	Luna Park
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Bay of Martyrs VIC - Far West	Trial Harbour TAS - West Coast	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Steep Point WA - North West	Steep Point WA - North West	Steep Point WA - North West	Turtles WA - North West	Red Bluff WA - North West	Red Bluff WA - North West	Red Bluff WA - North West	Turtles WA - North West	Turtles WA - North West	JD Reef NSW - Newcastle	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Cyclops WA - Far South	Cyclops WA - Far South	Cyclops WA - Far South	Red Bluff WA - North West	Cyclops WA - Far South	Cyclops WA - Far South	Cyclops WA - Far South
Rating (10 max)	5	5	6	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	5	5	5	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	7	6	6	9	9	9	8	7	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	8	7	7	6	5	7	7	6

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