Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Castles today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 17s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Castles at 4PM is: 0.9m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30am August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 17s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Castles. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 718 | 686 | 499 | 482 | 1000 | 1048 | 1081 | 1029 | 411 | 385 | 435 | 893 | 773 | 890 | 667 | 704 | 793 | 803 | 719 | 574 | 909 | 1068 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 1:59PM1.07m | 2:40AM1.10m | 2:07PM0.99m | 3:00AM1.03m | 2:07PM0.91m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:12AM0.23m | 8:15PM0.01m | 8:30AM0.33m | 8:28PM0.06m | 8:43AM0.44m | 8:36PM0.13m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 21 | 23 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 11 | 9 | 15 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | S 9 | S 10 | — | SW 16 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 718 | 686 | 499 | 482 | 2 | 2 | — | 643 | 170 | 165 | 154 | 893 | 773 | 890 | 667 | 704 | 793 | 803 | 719 | 574 | 909 | 1068 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | — | — | — | SW 9 | — | — |
| kJ | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 411 | 385 | 435 | 99 | 181 | 370 | 201 | 155 | — | — | — | 64 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 70 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | N 4 | NW 4 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 8 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 3 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 1000 | 1048 | 1081 | 1029 | 98 | 18 | 79 | 77 | 76 | — | — | — | — | — | 89 | 91 | 91 | 64 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 402 | 402 | 564 | 564 | 642 | 649 | 986 | 649 | 652 | 1045 | 1045 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 147 | 178 | 510 | 648 | 1 |
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