Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Castles today (06 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Castles at 7AM is: 1.1m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30am August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (06 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 16s |
| Evening (06 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Castles. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Thu morning, strong winds from the W by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 581 | 560 | 553 | 567 | 737 | 1014 | 1297 | 1494 | 1494 | 1420 | 1314 | 1256 | 1366 | 1267 | 1145 | 1238 | 1137 | 1014 | 989 | 964 | 903 | 856 | 833 | 746 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 3:49AM0.95m | 2:24PM0.75m | 4:31AM0.85m | 12:11PM0.76m | 11:17AM0.96m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:37AM0.53m | 8:59PM0.25m | 9:18AM0.74m | 8:14PM0.26m | 7:25PM0.20m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 581 | 560 | 553 | 567 | 737 | 1014 | 1297 | 1494 | 1494 | 1420 | 1314 | 1256 | 1366 | 1267 | 1145 | 1238 | 1137 | 1014 | 989 | 964 | 903 | 856 | 833 | 746 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 5 | SW 4 | SW 4 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 5 | — | — | WNW 4 | W 5 | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 9 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 29 | — | — | 6 | 8 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 12 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 8 | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | N 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | — | — | — | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 5 |
| kJ | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 13 | 31 | 25 | 11 | 22 | 11 | — | — | — | 3 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 15 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 564 | 402 | 564 | 147 | 178 | 564 | 564 | 970 | 1 | 564 | 564 | 564 | 564 | 501 |
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