Castles Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s coming down the pipe for the next couple of weeks.

Honestly, this is a tough stretch. Looking at the whole 16-day window, we’ve got a real flat spell on our hands. The forecast shows zero standout surf days, and the pattern is locked into small, weak swells with messy wind for the most part. There’s a gap of poor-to-ordinary conditions from the start right through to the end, with no proper surf to get excited about until possibly the second week, and even then it’s ordinary.

Castles is the only break on the cards here. It’s a sandbar setup, fairly exposed to the swell, and it's fairly consistent, but for this whole period, the quality just isn't there. The water’s a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, about 76°, so that’s a nice small comfort.

We kick off on Wednesday, July 29 with a tiny 2ft swell from the SE, period of 6 seconds. The combined energy is weak (53). Wind is offshore in the morning, so it’s clean, but the waves are just too small and weak to do anything with. The afternoon sees a slight increase to 3ft from the SSE, but it’s cross-offshore and still poor.

Thursday, July 30 morning brings 3ft from the SSE, period 8 seconds, moderate offshore wind. It’s surfable but very ordinary. The energy is still low (81). Afternoon drops back to 2ft with a cross-off breeze.

Friday, July 31 morning is glassy – zero wind – with 2ft swell from the SSE. Sounds nice, but the waves are still just too small and weak. The energy is only 64. It’s a flat, clean, tiny dribble.

Saturday, August 1 through to Tuesday, August 13 is a real grind. Swell heights bounce between 2ft and 5ft, but the period is consistently short (5 to 8 seconds), and the wind is almost always cross-on, cross, or onshore. The combined energy finally climbs into the low hundreds (132, 173, 118, 119, 100, 122, 152, 171, 193, 410, 229, 203, 143, 203) but the wave quality is still rated as poor or very ordinary. The only slight glimmer is on Monday, August 11 morning, when we get 5ft from the S, period 7 seconds, with a cross-offshore wind and clean conditions. The energy is moderate (203), but it’s still a stretch to call it a good session.

The biggest energy spike happens on Monday, August 10 with 5ft from the S (period 7 sec), hitting 410 in the morning, but it’s cross-onshore and choppy, so it’s more of a messy, blown-out lump than a proper wave.

Bottom line: There’s no standout. No day where the swell, wind, and conditions align for a quality session. If you’re desperate, the Monday, August 11 morning at Castles is the cleanest option with some energy, but don’t expect much. For a beginner, the swell never gets over 5ft, so that’s safe, but the quality is so poor it’s hardly worth paddling out. With the persistent cross-winds and beach/sandbar setup, this stretch honestly looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing.

Keep an eye on the forecasts, because it tends not to stay this poor for long.

Rusty.

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