Surf Forecasts:
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) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 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 12PM is: 1.1m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30am September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (29 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
| Evening (29 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Castles. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 28°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the S by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 29 | Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 448 | 427 | 636 | 474 | 462 | 462 | 486 | 568 | 562 | 581 | 553 | 611 | 674 | 666 | 674 | 692 | 532 | 879 | 355 | 677 | 757 | 614 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | on | on | cross | off | cross-off | cross | on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 1:11PM1.06m | 1:30AM1.41m | 1:19PM0.95m | 1:50AM1.36m | 1:18PM0.86m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:26AM-0.01m | 7:03PM-0.07m | 7:49AM0.10m | 7:12PM-0.05m | 8:07AM0.25m | 7:17PM-0.02m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:38 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 28 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 18 | 21 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | NW 4 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | — | — | SW 15 |
| kJ | 448 | 427 | 14 | 474 | 462 | 462 | 486 | 568 | 562 | 581 | 553 | 611 | 674 | 666 | 674 | 692 | 532 | 879 | 355 | — | — | 614 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | — | — | NW 4 | — | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 19 | — | — | 4 | — | 9 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | NNW 4 | SW 16 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 16 | — | — | W 4 | — | SW 16 | WSW 4 | — | — | — | — | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 10 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 5 |
| kJ | 17 | 24 | 636 | 8 | 6 | 85 | — | — | 2 | — | 64 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 61 | 640 | 92 | 677 | 757 | 49 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 402 | 642 | 633 | 633 | 168 | 154 | 0 | 178 | 1 | 178 | 401 | 501 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 402 | 510 | 510 | 1045 | 552 | 491 |
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