Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Castles today (23 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 25ft (7.5m), 15s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 10s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Castles at 9PM is: 4.0m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm October 23). An open ocean swell of 6.0m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Oct) | 25ft (7.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (23 Oct) | 13ft (4.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Castles. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Fri afternoon, min 26°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SE on Fri afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 23 | Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||
12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | S 12 | SSE 9 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 17085 | 27067 | 28335 | 3256 | 3694 | 3212 | 11123 | 8044 | 6413 | 2871 | 2093 | 6258 | 1579 | 1069 | 919 | 439 | 383 | 280 | 238 | 289 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:57PM1.88m | 5:23AM1.95m | 5:30PM2.00m | 6:09AM2.06m | 6:03PM2.10m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:46AM0.60m | 11:10PM0.52m | 11:29AM0.56m | 11:50PM0.30m | 12:09PM0.56m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | — | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 17085 | 16518 | 17359 | 15363 | 11710 | 8063 | 5534 | 3529 | — | 2879 | 3554 | 3746 | 2335 | 1905 | 1223 | 859 | 627 | 450 | 272 | 289 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 8 | ENE 11 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 8 |
| kJ | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 434 | 11 | 322 | 276 | 232 | 238 | 159 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 9 | SSW 9 | W 11 | ENE 9 | W 8 | SW 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 28 | 40 | 34 | 52 | 152 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | S 15 | S 16 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | S 12 | SSE 9 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — |
| kJ | 3330 | 27067 | 28335 | 3256 | 3694 | 3212 | 11123 | 8044 | 6413 | 2871 | 2093 | 6258 | 1579 | 1069 | 919 | 439 | 383 | 280 | 208 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 776 | 776 | 713 | 713 | 713 | 858 | 713 | 608 | 607 | 805 | 759 | 759 | 742 | 596 | 596 | 596 | 596 | 776 | 16 | 16 |
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