Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Castles today (18 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Castles at 2AM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:30pm October 17). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (ACDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Castles. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 33°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNE on Sun night, light winds from the S by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||
Sat 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | ||||||||||||||||
7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 89 | 87 | 118 | 118 | 183 | 217 | 251 | 355 | 502 | 644 | 612 | 597 | 566 | 551 | 818 | 1045 | 1006 | 395 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 3:15AM1.08m | 2:08PM0.75m | 3:26AM0.94m | 1:07PM0.71m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:25PM0.10m | 9:22AM0.48m | 8:22PM0.20m | 9:15AM0.62m | 7:48PM0.28m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 28 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 27 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 22 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 24 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | — | — | — | SW 14 |
| kJ | 89 | 87 | 118 | 118 | 183 | 217 | 251 | 355 | 502 | 644 | 612 | 597 | 566 | 551 | — | — | — | 395 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 22 | 22 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 11 | WSW 11 | — | — | — | NNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 5 | 12 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 3 | SE 4 | E 4 | ENE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | ESE 5 | E 5 | ENE 3 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | N 3 | N 4 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 6 |
| kJ | 6 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 818 | 1045 | 1006 | 76 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 432 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 564 | 642 | 402 | 564 | 402 | 402 | 553 | 491 |
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