Castle Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.81° S 143.46° E

Castle Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 12 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Castle Cove sea temperature is
14.1° C
0.8° 

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 (12 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 17s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Castle Cove at 9AM is: 4.0m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 20s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Aug)13ft (4.0m)16s
Afternoon (12 Aug)13ft (4.0m)17s
Evening (12 Aug)15ft (4.5m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Wed morning, light winds from the SW by Fri night).

Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
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)
4
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
6
6
6
7
7
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
16
4
WSW
16
4
WSW
16
4
WSW
16
4.5
WSW
17
4.5
WSW
17
4.5
SW
16
5
SW
16
5
SW
16
5.5
SW
16
5
SW
16
5
SW
16
5
SW
16
5
SW
15
5
SW
16
5
SW
16
5
SW
16
4.5
SW
16
4.5
SW
16
4.5
SW
16
4.5
SW
15
4.5
SW
15
4.5
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5271
6596
8605
8719
7616
10378
11022
11436
12237
12769
13755
13339
12083
11405
11392
12521
12300
11843
10546
9925
9464
8905
9286
9407
Wind (km/h)
30
NNW
30
NW
25
WSW
30
W
30
W
30
W
25
WSW
30
W
25
W
30
W
30
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
W
20
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
11:50AM0.44m
8:36PM0.31m
12:22PM0.46m
11:06PM0.34m
12:50PM0.47m
Low Tide
3:00AM0.08m
6:54PM0.31m
4:35AM0.08m
6:37PM0.26m
5:44AM0.07m
6:59PM0.20m
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7:16
7:16
7:13
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5:45
5:45
5:46
 mm
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
11
11
11
11
12
12
11
11
12
12
12
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
12
11
Feels °C
5
5
6
4
5
6
5
5
6
6
6
8
8
8
8
7
8
8
8
8
8
9
8
7
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