Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Castles today (30 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Castles at 2AM is: 1.0m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (30 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
| Evening (30 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Castles. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the S by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 29 | Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | ||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 400 | 462 | 486 | 568 | 562 | 581 | 553 | 611 | 674 | 666 | 674 | 692 | 612 | 499 | 535 | 757 | 466 | 606 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | off | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 1:30AM1.41m | 1:19PM0.95m | 1:50AM1.36m | 1:18PM0.86m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:03PM-0.07m | 7:49AM0.10m | 7:12PM-0.05m | 8:07AM0.25m | 7:17PM-0.02m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:38 | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 7 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 16 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | — | — | SW 14 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 400 | 462 | 486 | 568 | 562 | 581 | 553 | 611 | 674 | 666 | 674 | 692 | 612 | 499 | — | — | 466 | 606 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 4 | — | W 4 | — | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 4 | — | 7 | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 4 | — | WNW 4 | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 |
| kJ | 4 | 3 | 5 | — | 5 | — | 64 | 63 | — | — | — | — | — | 82 | 535 | 757 | 44 | 59 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 132 | 147 | 1 | 401 | 0 | 1 | 501 | 401 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 401 | 401 | 510 | 1052 | 552 | 491 |
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