Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.09° S 132.98° E

Castles 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 pm 29 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Castles sea temperature is
17.0°C
1.2° 

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


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) & DateWave HeightWave 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 Forecast

Moderate 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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
2
3
1
1
0
3
3
3
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
16
1
SW
16
1
SW
16
1
SW
17
1
SW
17
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.2
SW
15
1.2
SW
15
1.2
SW
15
1.2
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.3
SW
15
1.1
SW
14
1.2
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
400
462
486
568
562
581
553
611
674
666
674
692
612
499
535
757
466
606
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
20
SW
10
NW
20
N
15
N
15
WNW
15
WSW
15
S
5
SE
10
NE
15
NNE
10
NW
10
WSW
15
SSW
25
S
30
S
25
S
25
S
Wind State
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
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
cloud
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
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1
4
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7
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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
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