Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Castles today (08 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Castles at 6AM is: 1.4m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:30am October 08). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (ACDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (08 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
| Evening (08 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Castles. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 32°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Thu morning, light winds from the WSW by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 8 | Friday 9 | Saturday 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1281 | 1068 | 954 | 783 | 710 | 651 | 1000 | 675 | 651 | 875 | 918 | 1350 | 1834 | 2075 | 1880 | 1492 | 492 | 427 | 499 | 505 | 1262 | 1441 | 1520 | 1632 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | on | cross-off | cross | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross | cross | cross | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:56AM0.93m | 12:41PM1.11m | 00:56AM1.07m | 12:51PM1.11m | 1:04AM1.20m | 1:03PM1.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:37AM0.24m | 6:53PM0.11m | 6:53AM0.14m | 6:55PM0.06m | 7:10AM0.07m | 7:01PM0.00m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 21 | 22 | 26 | 31 | 32 | 25 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 14 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 22 | 26 | 22 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | — | — | — | — | SW 15 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 1281 | 1068 | 954 | 783 | 710 | 651 | 1000 | 675 | 651 | 875 | 918 | 1350 | — | — | — | — | 492 | 363 | 385 | 355 | 1262 | 1441 | 1520 | 1632 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 5 | WSW 4 | — | SW 4 | WSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | 4 | — | 4 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 427 | 499 | 505 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 3 | NNE 3 | N 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | SW 16 | — | WSW 4 | — | NNE 3 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 9 | — | — | — | SW 15 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 2 | 6 | 19 | 22 | 20 | 865 | — | 3 | — | 3 | 1230 | 1834 | 2075 | 1880 | 1492 | 302 | — | — | — | 83 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 402 | 564 | 633 | 402 | 401 | 0 | 361 | 1 | 402 | 564 | 1149 | 1045 | 978 | 1227 | 1045 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 648 | 648 | 1 | 1 |
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