Castles Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s break down the next 16 days at Castles.

I’m not gonna sugarcoat it – it’s a rough stretch for a paddle. The swell is tiny and the conditions are messy for most of it. There’s a long gap of real poor surf through the end of August and into the first days of September. The only time it’s even worth a look is right at the start of September.

The first real mention of waves that are even surfable is on Tuesday morning, the 1st of September. We’ve got a tiny 1ft swell from the southeast, but the period is a very long 15 seconds, so there’s some push behind it (combined energy 113). The water is a warm 77°, which is much warmer than normal for this time of year. The wind is light and cross-offshore from the west, so it’ll be clean. It’s still small, and the long period (over 15 seconds) means it might break a bit straight on the sandbar, but it’s the cleanest surfable wave in the window. The afternoon hangs in there with a similar 1ft swell at 14 seconds.

Then Wednesday morning, the 2nd of September, looks even cleaner. Glassy conditions, no wind, swell holding at 2ft with a 12-second period, and combined energy (117). The water is dead calm, it’s as glassy as it gets. But again, it’s small. The surf is inconsistent and very ordinary.

After that, the wind goes bad again, and the swell stays tiny and weak. The onshore and cross-onshore winds kick in, and it’s just choppy, messy, and poor through the rest of the forecast. There’s a moment on Friday afternoon, the 4th, with a strong breeze from the north that cleans it up, but the swell is still only 2ft and the period is short, so it’s not offering much.

So, the standout – if you can call it that – is the glassy Wednesday morning, the 2nd of September. It’s the cleanest window we’ve got. For a sandbar that’s fairly consistent, it’s a real quiet spell. It’s a beginner-friendly break, and with the tiny swell, it’s safe for learning, but don’t expect any power. The southeast swell is right in the optimum direction for this spot.

Other than that, the rest of the 16 days is a write-off for a proper surf. The blank run is long, but for a spot like this, it’s not unusual to have a stretch of nothing. Forecasts can change, but right now, we’re pretty much on the couch.

Rusty.

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