Castles Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here, let's break down what's coming at Castles over the next couple of weeks.

To be honest, it's looking pretty bleak for a long stretch. From the 28th of August all the way through to the morning of the 9th of September, that's about 12 days of basically flat, messy conditions. The water is at 77°F, which is a touch warmer than normal for the season, so at least it's pleasant when you're just sitting out there.

We get a couple of mornings, on the 7th and the 8th of September, with glassy conditions—the wind goes light and variable, and even dead calm on the 8th morning. But the swell is tiny, around 2ft to 3ft, and from the S or SSW, so there's just no power. The combined wave energy is very weak, sitting between 29 and 55, so nothing to ride.

The first real sign of life comes on the morning of Wednesday, September 9th. The wind is light from the NNW, almost offshore for Castles, and a new swell rolls in from the SSE at about 3ft. The period is a long 14 seconds, which is proper groundswell, and the combined energy hits 347, which is moderate. Conditions look clean. This is your standout moment after all that flatness. It's not big, but a clean 3ft wave with that kind of period on a sandbar is what we've been waiting for.

By the afternoon of the 9th, that swell really fills in, hitting around 6ft from the SSE with a 13-second period, and the wave energy skyrockets to 1397, which is a strong pulse. The wind goes cross-shore from the SSW, which is not ideal, but there's some size there. That afternoon is your best shot at something with proper push, though it might be a bit much for the break and the conditions are marginal.

Then on Thursday morning, the 10th of September, we get clean offshore wind from the WNW with a 3ft SE swell at 11 seconds, and a moderate energy reading of 292. That’s another solid window, but the wind will likely shift onshore later in the day.

The following weekend, the 12th and 13th, the wind stays fresh and offshore, but the swell drops right back to about 2ft. The main windows to circle are the mornings of the 9th and 10th of September, but at this range, those long-period swells can be a bit unreliable, and the long period might make the sandbar a bit tricky.

Rusty.

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