Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Castles today (24 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Castles at 5PM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30am September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (24 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (24 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Castles. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Thu morning, strong winds from the SE by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 398 | 340 | 330 | 315 | 269 | 265 | 221 | 210 | 207 | 134 | 281 | 269 | 569 | 293 | 346 | 331 | 416 | 634 | 1037 | 1778 | 1628 | 1573 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:39AM1.26m | 11:58PM1.04m | 11:59AM1.31m | 00:13AM1.17m | 12:19PM1.31m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:24AM0.19m | 6:03PM0.03m | 5:46AM0.06m | 6:14PM-0.02m | 6:10AM-0.03m | 6:27PM-0.06m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:36 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 23 | 25 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 22 | 23 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 |
Feels °C | 18 | 21 | 22 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 21 | 20 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | — | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 |
| kJ | 398 | 340 | 330 | 315 | 269 | 265 | 221 | 210 | 207 | 134 | 281 | 269 | — | 293 | 346 | 331 | 304 | 634 | 1037 | 1778 | 1628 | 1573 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | SE 4 | — | SW 18 | — | SW 3 | WSW 4 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | W 4 | SW 24 | — | SW 22 | SW 22 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 13 | SW 13 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 3 | — | 12 | — | 3 | 3 | 41 | 10 | 106 | 1 | 22 | — | 76 | 163 | 282 | 416 | 299 | 161 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 16 | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | SW 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 41 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 13 | SW 3 | SW 13 | — | — | S 3 | S 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSW 14 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 59 | 2 | 41 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 569 | 51 | 48 | 41 | 44 | 106 | 131 | 150 | 155 | 214 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 132 | 1 | 402 | 401 | 401 | 1 | 132 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 491 | 489 | 500 | 243 | 491 | 243 | 1219 | 1652 | 1678 | 1438 | 1438 |
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