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Castles Surf Forecast
/ SA – Nullarbor (9 breaks) / South Australia (91 breaks) /
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Castles surfForecast / SA – Nullarbor / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 am Wednesday 27 May 2026 ACSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Castles surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Castles sea temperature is
17.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Castles today?
The current surf forecast for Castles at 7AM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.1m 22s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 02:30am May 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (27 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Evening (27 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Castles. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the WSW by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 27 | Thursday 28 | Friday 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 9 | S 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | |
436 | 380 | 308 | 240 | 159 | 138 | 136 | 103 | 96 | 83 | 82 | 102 | 132 | 130 | 129 | 124 | 158 | 110 | 107 | 104 | 429 | 465 | 569 | 680 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | on | |
High Tide | 10:06PM0.67m | 11:00AM0.98m | 10:31PM0.71m | 11:09AM1.11m | 10:58PM0.75m | 11:26AM1.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:04AM0.33m | 5:26PM0.42m | 4:20AM0.25m | 5:41PM0.32m | 4:40AM0.18m | 6:01PM0.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — |
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Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
10 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
 kJ | 203 | 158 | 179 | 240 | 159 | 110 | 84 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 39 | 39 | 36 | 130 | 129 | 124 | 158 | 110 | 107 | 104 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 22 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 9 | 176 | 140 | 138 | 136 | 103 | 96 | 73 | 51 | 50 | 132 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 22 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 | WSW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 38 | 59 | 52 | 83 | 82 | 102 | 36 | 35 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | S 9 | SSW 9 | S 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 12 | — | — | — | NNW 2 | NW 3 | NW 4 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 436 | 380 | 308 | 30 | 34 | 18 | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 15 | 429 | 465 | 569 | 680 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 243 | 203 | 243 | 1 | 168 | 361 | 1 | 1 | 243 | 243 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 178 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 178 | 178 | 633 | 633 | 510 | 649 | 978 |
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