Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Castles today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 19s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 18s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Castles at 2AM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 22s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm August 26). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 19s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Castles. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Thu afternoon, min 17°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Thu morning, light winds from the NE by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
Wed 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | ||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 210 | 139 | 297 | 327 | 327 | 466 | 479 | 614 | 1550 | 1634 | 1597 | 1542 | 1453 | 1144 | 1001 | 906 | 793 | 566 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 00:22AM0.89m | 12:24PM1.38m | 00:36AM1.00m | 12:43PM1.41m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:40PM0.08m | 5:57AM0.09m | 6:51PM0.02m | 6:21AM0.00m | 7:04PM-0.02m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 210 | 139 | 297 | 327 | 327 | 466 | 479 | 543 | 1550 | 1634 | 1597 | 1542 | 1453 | 1144 | 1001 | 906 | 793 | 566 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 23 | SW 22 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 4 |
| kJ | 66 | 110 | 21 | 73 | 116 | 198 | 455 | 614 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 2 | ENE 3 | NE 3 | N 3 | N 4 | N 4 | — | — | — | N 3 | N 4 | — | — | NNW 4 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 7 | — | — | — | 5 | 6 | — | — | 5 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 402 | 178 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 178 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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