Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Castles today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Castles at 12PM is: 1.7m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30am September 16). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 15s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Castles. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Wed morning, light winds from the NE by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1229 | 1246 | 1289 | 1306 | 1082 | 1082 | 882 | 966 | 763 | 742 | 507 | 485 | 352 | 406 | 304 | 196 | 421 | 322 | 209 | 215 | 209 | 200 |
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 | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:29PM1.04m | 2:06AM1.24m | 1:37PM0.97m | 2:22AM1.15m | 1:38PM0.90m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:53AM0.17m | 7:36PM-0.05m | 8:08AM0.26m | 7:47PM0.01m | 8:19AM0.37m | 7:53PM0.09m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 3 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 16 | 21 | 22 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 1229 | 1246 | 1289 | 1306 | 1082 | 1082 | 882 | 966 | 763 | 742 | 507 | 485 | 352 | 406 | 304 | 196 | 421 | 322 | 209 | 215 | 209 | 200 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 17 | SW 16 | — | — | SW 18 | NNW 3 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 107 | 167 | — | — | 80 | 1 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 2 | SSW 15 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | ESE 4 | E 4 | E 3 | ENE 2 | — | — | SE 3 | ESE 2 | — | NE 3 | NNE 3 | N 3 | NNW 3 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 24 | 22 | 1 | 76 | 39 | 48 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 132 | 243 | 1 | 491 | 491 | 491 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 401 | 501 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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