Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Castles today (12 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 17s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Castles at 5PM is: 1.1m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 20s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30am September 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (12 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
| Evening (12 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Castles. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sat night, calm by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SW 17 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 635 | 742 | 432 | 474 | 567 | 671 | 307 | 366 | 844 | 737 | 635 | 627 | 353 | 340 | 676 | 309 | 573 | 163 | 395 | 331 | 277 | 239 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 12:48PM1.22m | 00:58AM1.24m | 12:58PM1.18m | 1:14AM1.30m | 1:09PM1.14m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:43AM0.02m | 6:53PM-0.01m | 7:01AM0.02m | 7:01PM-0.05m | 7:19AM0.05m | 7:11PM-0.08m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 19 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 14 | SW 18 | NW 4 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 6 | SW 14 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 635 | 742 | 432 | 474 | 567 | 671 | 248 | 366 | 11 | 737 | 635 | 627 | 353 | 49 | 676 | 309 | 573 | 163 | 395 | 331 | 277 | 239 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 20 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 20 | — | S 8 | SW 18 | SW 14 | — | S 9 | S 10 | — | — | SW 15 | SW 7 | SW 14 | SW 19 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 |
| kJ | 61 | 392 | 112 | 66 | — | 12 | 307 | 198 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 340 | 77 | 238 | 57 | 160 | 82 | 109 | 192 | 230 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 20 | — | SW 19 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | — | 57 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 3 | N 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 4 | N 3 | N 4 | NNW 4 | SW 17 | SW 16 | — | — | SW 6 | SW 15 | SW 15 | — | — | — | SW 14 | — | — | SSE 2 |
| kJ | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 20 | 844 | 661 | — | — | 44 | 84 | 76 | — | — | — | 32 | — | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 178 | 178 | 178 | 287 | 1 | 1 | 564 | 402 | 501 | 583 | 878 | 878 | 633 | 491 | 648 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 633 | 552 | 132 |
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