Castles Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Nullarbor, Australia)

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Castles Surf Guide

Castles in Nullarbor is an exposed reef break that usually has waves. Winter is the best time of year for surfing here. The best wind direction is from the east northeast. Most of the surf here comes from groundswells and the best swell direction is from the west southwest. There is a left hand reef break. A fairly popluar wave that can sometimes get crowded Watch out for urchins, rips, rocks, sharks and isolation.

Castles Spot Info

Type:	Rating:
Reef	3.0
Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
consistent	18.2°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Castles:

The best conditions reported for surf at Castles occur when a West-southwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the East-northeast.

Surf Forecasts:

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7 Day Forecast

What's the best time of year to surf Castles (for consistent clean waves)?

aprilBest Season: autumn

The best time of year for surfing Castles with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Autumn and most often the month of April. Clean surfable waves are typically found 42% of the time in April while 58% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 0% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

42%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

58%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Castles Location Map

Interactive Castles surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The nearest passenger airport to Castles is Woomera Airport (UMR) in Australia, which is 378 km (235 miles) away (directly). The second closest airport to Castles is Adelaide International Airport (ADL), also in Australia, 605 km (376 miles) away.

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Please note that some surf spot locations are approximate to protect their exact location while others are not shown at close zoom level.

Castles Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

7 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Tuesday, 11 May 2021, 22:11 Local Time

m, °C	Tue		Wed
ft, °F	6:30PM	9:30PM	0:30AM	3:30AM
Wave (m)	SW	SW	SSW	SW
Period (s)	13	13	14	14
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off

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Tides at Castles

Current tide and informaton

For Backdoors, 51.0 km from Castles.

Next High Water: 12:30pm | 1.39m

Next Low Water: 06:02am | -0.01m

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Castles Sea Temperature

The water temperature (18.2 °C) at Castles is relatively warm. If the sun does come out as forecast, it should feel warm enough to surf in a summer wetsuit. Effective air temperature of 15.0 °C.

Today, many surfers would wear a summer wetsuit.

Current Temp*: 18.2°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite