Castles Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.09° S 132.98° E

Castles 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 11 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Castles sea temperature is
15.4° C
0.3° 

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 (11 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 18s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 17s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Castles at 7AM is: 1.4m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30am August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
Afternoon (11 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)18s
Evening (11 Aug)8ft (2.5m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Tue afternoon, calm by Thu morning).

Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
3
4
2
2
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SW
16
1.5
SW
15
1.5
SW
15
1.3
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
2
WSW
18
2
WSW
17
2.5
SW
17
3
SW
17
3
SW
16
2.5
SW
17
2.5
SW
17
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.2
SW
16
2.2
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.2
SW
16
2.1
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1155
1014
940
746
447
2357
2406
3882
4211
4013
3901
3586
5263
4941
2667
2414
2384
2538
2702
2516
2295
1932
1857
1833
Wind (km/h)
30
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
35
NNW
40
NW
40
W
50
WSW
40
SW
40
SW
35
SW
30
SW
25
SW
20
SW
25
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
10
S
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
00:48AM0.63m
12:27PM1.36m
00:49AM0.71m
12:48PM1.38m
00:57AM0.80m
1:06PM1.36m
Low Tide
5:37AM0.27m
7:23PM0.11m
6:04AM0.16m
7:30PM0.12m
6:29AM0.08m
7:34PM0.13m
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:18
7:18
7:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:07
6:07
6:08
 mm
1
4
Temp °C
13
12
11
13
17
15
12
13
12
12
13
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
13
14
14
14
15
Feels °C
6
5
4
5
8
6
2
4
3
4
5
8
9
9
11
11
11
12
13
12
12
11
11
12
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