Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.09° S 132.98° E

Castles 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 pm 28 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Castles sea temperature is
17.2°C
1.4° 

Castles surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Castles today (29 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Castles at 1AM is: 0.6m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm September 28). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Sep)3ft (0.9m)16s
Afternoon (29 Sep)4ft (1.2m)16s
Evening (29 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)16s

Table - waves today at Castles. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 28°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Mon night, calm by Tue night).

Mon
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
3
2
1
0
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
14
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
18
0.7
SW
17
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
1.3
WSW
16
1.2
SW
16
1
SW
16
1
SW
16
1
SW
16
1
SW
17
1
SW
17
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.2
SW
15
1.2
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
214
142
194
297
448
427
768
711
462
462
486
568
562
581
553
611
674
666
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
20
E
10
ENE
35
NNE
40
N
30
NNW
20
SW
20
WSW
10
SW
5
ENE
10
NE
10
N
10
NNW
20
NW
15
WNW
10
W
5
SSE
5
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
glassy
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross
glassy
High Tide
1:10AM1.42m
1:11PM1.06m
1:30AM1.41m
1:19PM0.95m
Low Tide
6:52PM-0.07m
7:26AM-0.01m
7:03PM-0.07m
7:49AM0.10m
7:12PM-0.05m
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cloud
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cloud
cloud
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cloud
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rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
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Temp °C
26
26
26
27
27
28
20
20
18
17
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19
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21
23
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19
Feels °C
22
21
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18
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