Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Castles today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Castles at 12PM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30am September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Castles. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Thu morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 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 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 763 | 658 | 507 | 485 | 398 | 400 | 304 | 238 | 421 | 322 | 209 | 215 | 209 | 200 | 162 | 116 | 113 | 111 | 140 | 80 | 95 | 112 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:37PM0.97m | 2:22AM1.15m | 1:38PM0.90m | 2:36AM1.02m | 1:21PM0.83m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:08AM0.26m | 7:47PM0.01m | 8:19AM0.37m | 7:53PM0.09m | 8:21AM0.50m | 7:48PM0.18m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 29 |
Feels °C | 6 | 8 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 16 | 20 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 763 | 658 | 507 | 485 | 398 | 400 | 304 | 238 | 421 | 322 | 209 | 215 | 209 | 200 | 162 | 116 | 113 | 111 | 140 | 80 | 95 | 73 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 17 | SW 16 | — | — | SW 18 | NW 4 | NW 3 | — | — | — | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 20 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 107 | 167 | — | — | 80 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | 16 | 58 | 16 | 51 | 81 | 112 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 16 | SW 16 | — | — | SSW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | 10 | — | — | 21 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 3 | ENE 3 | — | — | SE 3 | ESE 2 | — | NE 3 | N 3 | N 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | — | — | — | N 2 | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | NNW 3 | NW 4 | NNW 3 |
| kJ | 6 | 3 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 401 | 501 | 501 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 401 | 178 | 401 | 178 | 1 |
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