
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Castles today (18 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Castles at 2AM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 17s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm September 17). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Castles. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the N by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | ||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
352 | 400 | 253 | 196 | 421 | 322 | 209 | 215 | 212 | 200 | 162 | 116 | 113 | 111 | 140 | 103 | 95 | 112 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:22AM1.15m | 1:38PM0.90m | 2:36AM1.02m | 1:21PM0.83m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:47PM0.01m | 8:19AM0.37m | 7:53PM0.09m | 8:21AM0.50m | 7:48PM0.18m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 16 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
352 | 400 | 253 | 196 | 421 | 322 | 209 | 215 | 212 | 200 | 162 | 116 | 113 | 111 | 140 | 103 | 95 | 73 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 17 | SW 16 | — | — | SW 18 | NW 4 | NW 3 | — | — | — | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
— | — | 107 | 167 | — | — | 80 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | 16 | 15 | 16 | 51 | 81 | 112 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | — | — | SSW 15 | SW 15 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | 25 | — | — | 21 | 8 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 3 | ESE 2 | ENE 2 | NNE 2 | N 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | — | — | — | N 2 | N 3 | N 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 4 | NNW 3 |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 401 | 506 | 501 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 401 | 501 | 401 | 178 | 1 |
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