Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Castles today (21 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 17s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Castles at 4AM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 21s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:30pm October 20). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (ACDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (21 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 17s |
| Evening (21 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Castles. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 374 | 369 | 380 | 404 | 304 | 546 | 1068 | 1420 | 1690 | 1816 | 1816 | 1795 | 1347 | 1330 | 1314 | 1314 | 1225 | 1537 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 1:12AM0.73m | 11:27AM0.93m | 00:22AM0.83m | 11:44AM1.04m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:43PM0.29m | 5:41AM0.57m | 6:12PM0.22m | 5:45AM0.39m | 6:11PM0.13m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:53 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 24 | 27 | 25 | 21 | 22 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 17 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 17 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 |
| kJ | 374 | 369 | 380 | 404 | 304 | 546 | 1068 | 1420 | 1690 | 1816 | 1816 | 1795 | 1347 | 1330 | 1314 | 1314 | 1225 | 1537 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 24 | SW 22 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SSW 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 21 | — |
| kJ | 22 | 73 | 72 | 71 | 134 | 236 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 266 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSE 3 | SE 2 | SE 4 | ESE 2 | — | SSW 17 | — | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 66 | 66 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | — | 117 | — | 7 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 548 | 491 | 287 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 491 | 489 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 489 | 401 | 1 |
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