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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 8 am Monday 11 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
18.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Castles today?
The current surf forecast for Castles at 3PM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30am May 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (11 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (11 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Castles. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 16°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 11 | Tuesday 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thu 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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 12 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 13 | |
128 | 92 | 88 | 64 | 69 | 167 | 77 | 33 | 53 | 51 | 30 | 49 | 42 | 41 | 45 | 65 | 65 | 69 | 70 | 63 | 61 | 61 | 66 | 79 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | |
High Tide | 11:33AM0.68m | 9:30PM0.87m | 10:51AM0.84m | 10:21PM0.94m | 11:01AM1.02m | 10:59PM0.96m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:36AM0.35m | 3:36PM0.60m | 4:27AM0.26m | 4:28PM0.41m | 4:41AM0.19m | 5:07PM0.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 |
 | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | 5:50 |
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Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 9 | S 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
 kJ | 128 | 92 | 88 | 64 | 55 | 167 | 77 | 30 | 36 | 22 | 20 | 10 | 42 | 41 | 45 | 65 | 65 | 69 | 70 | 63 | 61 | 61 | 59 | 79 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 7 | SW 16 | SSW 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 8 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 71 | 68 | 65 | 63 | 69 | 56 | 33 | 33 | 53 | 51 | 30 | 47 | 27 | 9 | 41 | 8 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 44 | 66 | 67 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 12 | — | SW 18 | WSW 18 | SW 18 | — | SW 13 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 8 | S 11 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 21 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | — | 13 | 30 | 49 | — | 27 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 67 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 2 | — | SE 2 | — | — | — | — | S 7 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SE 3 | — | — | — | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 3 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 23 | 3 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | 4 | 6 | 6 | 2 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 489 | 361 | 153 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 489 | 489 | 203 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168 | 154 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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