Castle Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.81° S 143.46° E

Castle Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 17 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Castle Cove sea temperature is
14.0° C
0.7° 

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


How big are the waves at Castle Cove today (17 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Castle Cove at 3PM is: 2.5m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 17). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Aug)8ft (2.4m)15s
Afternoon (17 Aug)8ft (2.5m)16s
Evening (17 Aug)8ft (2.5m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue morning, min 10°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
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)
4
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.4
WSW
15
2.1
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
14
1.8
SW
16
1.7
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
15
1.2
WSW
15
1.2
WSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2031
2948
3238
3515
3691
3326
3004
2378
1809
1809
1759
1349
1551
1305
947
785
796
665
711
693
610
610
Wind (km/h)
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
20
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NE
25
NNE
25
NNE
30
N
25
N
25
NNW
25
NW
25
NW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
High Tide
2:07PM0.48m
2:44AM0.47m
2:31PM0.47m
3:23AM0.47m
2:54PM0.46m
Low Tide
8:02AM0.11m
8:26PM0.05m
8:38AM0.13m
8:56PM0.03m
9:10AM0.17m
9:25PM0.03m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:11
7:09
7:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:50
5:51
5:51
 mm
2
4
2
Temp °C
11
13
16
16
12
12
13
12
12
15
18
18
15
15
13
13
13
14
13
15
13
12
Feels °C
8
10
12
12
8
9
10
8
8
11
14
15
12
11
9
9
8
8
9
11
8
7
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