Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Castles today (22 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Castles at 7AM is: 1.6m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 24s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30am August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (22 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (22 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Castles. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, strong winds from the SSW by Mon afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1402 | 1265 | 1265 | 1216 | 1048 | 936 | 924 | 836 | 924 | 650 | 679 | 1267 | 1096 | 886 | 886 | 692 | 550 | 404 | 398 | 289 | 285 | 440 | 872 | 393 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:31AM0.80m | 12:48PM0.83m | 2:55AM0.66m | 11:50AM0.92m | 1:02AM0.62m | 11:40AM1.06m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:56AM0.66m | 8:02PM0.28m | 5:37AM0.64m | 7:09PM0.28m | 5:03AM0.50m | 6:40PM0.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | NNW 4 | — | — |
| kJ | 1402 | 1265 | 1265 | 1216 | 1048 | 936 | 924 | 836 | 924 | 650 | 632 | 1267 | 1096 | 886 | 886 | 692 | 550 | 404 | 398 | 289 | 285 | 6 | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 24 | SW 23 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 22 | 86 | 162 | 285 | 210 | 369 | 369 | 588 | 679 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 15 | 15 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SW 15 | — | — | — | E 3 | ENE 3 | NE 3 | NNE 2 | — | — | — | NE 3 | N 4 | NNE 4 | N 4 | NNW 4 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 55 | — | — | — | 5 | 4 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 8 | 440 | 872 | 393 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 132 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 287 | 287 | 489 | 548 | 287 | 302 | 489 |
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