Castles 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 32.09° S 132.98° E

Issued: 8 pm 21 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Castles sea temperature is

16.1° C

Castles surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Castles today (22 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Castles at 1AM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (ACST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (22 Jul)	2.5ft (0.8m)	14s
Afternoon (22 Jul)	4.5ft (1.3m)	14s
Evening (22 Jul)	5.5ft (1.7m)	14s

Table - waves today at Castles. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue night, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Tue 21		Wednesday 22								Thursday 23
	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
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	2	1	1	2	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 14	SW 13	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15
Wave Graph
kJ	341	330	409	396	127	261	503	586	787	1203	1123	1402	1649	1626	1500	1563	1716	1581
Wind (km/h)	SW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SW	SSW	S	SSW	SSW	SSW	S	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross
High Tide					3:48AM0.86m			2:35PM0.87m					4:33AM0.79m			2:02PM0.79m
Low Tide		9:13PM0.18m				9:06AM0.53m				9:29PM0.23m				9:12AM0.65m


	—	—	—	—	7:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:33	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:54	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	18	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13
Feels °C	15	12	11	10	11	11	9	9	7	9	9	8	8	6	6	7	8	8
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	—	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 14	—	—	SW 18	SW 14	—	—	—	SW 14	SW 14	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15
kJ	341	—	409	268	127	261	—	—	13	1203	—	—	—	1626	1500	1563	1716	1581
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	SW 15	SW 14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	104	73	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 12	—	SW 12	SW 5	SW 5	SW 13	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 15	SSW 16	—
kJ	40	330	—	396	29	19	503	586	787	799	1123	1402	1649	82	82	86	80	—
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	1	2	2	1	2	4	2	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	5	6
Distance (km)	302	402	510	633	633	648	1229	1219	648	491	491	491	491	1242	1424	491	491	491
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	5	5	5	6	6	5	5	5	8	5	6	4	4	4	4

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