Castles surfForecast / SA – Nullarbor / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 pm Tuesday 05 May 2026 ACST
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Castles surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Castles sea temperature is
18.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Castles today?

The current surf forecast for Castles at 10PM is: 0.8m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 May)--
Afternoon (05 May)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Evening (05 May)3.5ft (1.1m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue night, min 15°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the SSE by Wed night).

Tue
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Fri
8
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
2
3
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
3
1
1
3
2
2
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
0.9
SW
16
1.3
SW
15
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.4
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.6
SW
18
0.7
SW
18
1.7
SSW
12
1.5
SSW
12
1.9
SSW
16
1.9
SW
16
2
SSW
16
1.9
SW
16
1.9
SW
16
1.9
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
1.7
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
527
511
392
314
406
695
598
581
471
632
286
277
231
307
838
644
1677
1869
2032
1822
1799
1609
1399
1237
Wind (km/h)
15
S
15
S
10
S
5
S
5
SSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
15
SSW
25
S
30
S
25
SSE
30
SSE
35
SSE
30
SE
25
SE
30
SE
25
SE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
20
SSE
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
High Tide
1:25PM1.38m
1:11AM0.87m
1:48PM1.31m
1:28AM0.81m
2:13PM1.23m
1:42AM0.72m
Low Tide
7:49PM0.19m
7:03AM0.01m
8:14PM0.26m
7:21AM0.07m
8:43PM0.36m
7:36AM0.16m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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7:11
7:13
7:13
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5:57
5:55
5:54
5:53
1
Temp °C
16
16
16
16
16
16
17
17
17
17
17
16
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
13
13
14
14
15
14
15
14
13
12
13
11
8
9
9
8
10
9
9
10
10
11
11
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1
SW
12
1.3
SW
15
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
0.5
SW
20
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.9
SW
12
0.7
SW
18
1.5
SSW
12
1.9
SSW
16
1.9
SW
16
2
SSW
16
1.9
SW
16
1.9
SW
16
1.9
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
1.7
SW
15
Energy kJ
527
511
392
314
264
695
598
581
471
186
286
277
231
256
307
644
1677
1869
2032
1822
1799
1609
1399
1237
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
24
0.4
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.3
SW
21
0.3
SW
21
0.4
SW
20
0.4
SW
20
0.4
SW
19
0.4
SW
19
0.6
SW
18
0.7
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
0.8
SW
15
Energy kJ
11
96
163
306
406
72
71
107
134
133
131
199
307
379
262
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
24
0.1
SW
24
0.3
SW
21
0.3
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.6
SW
18
Energy kJ
22
22
72
40
66
252
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SSW
14
1.4
SW
13
0.9
SSW
5
1
S
5
1.3
S
6
1.3
S
7
1.7
SSW
12
0.4
S
12
0.4
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SW
15
Energy kJ
42
41
65
54
53
77
632
38
52
104
149
838
44
78
50
84
83
81
80
60
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
1
5
4
4
3
4
4
4
6
8
4
4
3
3
Distance (km)
1
1
1
1
0
402
642
1093
1227
1219
1457
1439
1198
1232
552
491
491
491
491
1242
1489
941
132
1049
Best forecast wave conditions in Nullarbor
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
6
8
5
5
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
9
9
7
6
6
5
8
5
6
5
5
5
6
6
5
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