Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Castles today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Castles at 5PM is: 0.4m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:30am October 17). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (ACDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Castles. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 33°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the NNE by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||
7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 75 | 95 | 91 | 90 | 89 | 87 | 118 | 118 | 183 | 217 | 251 | 355 | 574 | 644 | 612 | 605 | 566 | 551 | 752 | 940 | 911 | 395 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 2:20PM0.83m | 3:15AM1.08m | 2:08PM0.75m | 3:26AM0.94m | 1:07PM0.71m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:10AM0.36m | 8:25PM0.10m | 9:22AM0.48m | 8:22PM0.20m | 9:15AM0.62m | 7:48PM0.28m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 25 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 28 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 30 | 28 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 17 | 18 | 25 | 26 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 21 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | NW 4 | — | — | SW 14 |
| kJ | 52 | 95 | 91 | 90 | 89 | 87 | 118 | 118 | 183 | 217 | 251 | 355 | 574 | 644 | 612 | 605 | 566 | 551 | 18 | — | — | 395 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | — | SE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 75 | 37 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | — | — | — | — | WSW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | NE 3 | — | SE 5 | SE 3 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | N 4 | N 4 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 5 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | — | 6 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 11 | 14 | 19 | 752 | 940 | 911 | 53 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 503 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 302 | 651 | 642 | 642 | 564 | 553 | 564 | 553 | 633 |
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