
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Castles today (12 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Castles at 10PM is: 0.8m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm September 12). 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 (12 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
| Evening (12 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Castles. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sat night, calm by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WSW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
432 | 474 | 567 | 370 | 307 | 950 | 929 | 432 | 643 | 627 | 353 | 385 | 752 | 355 | 573 | 166 | 395 | 390 | 277 | 282 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:58AM1.24m | 12:58PM1.18m | 1:14AM1.30m | 1:09PM1.14m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:53PM-0.01m | 7:01AM0.02m | 7:01PM-0.05m | 7:19AM0.05m | 7:11PM-0.08m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 6:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 21 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 18 | SW 14 | SW 18 | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
432 | 474 | 567 | 370 | 248 | 48 | — | 432 | 643 | 627 | 353 | 385 | 752 | 355 | 573 | 166 | 395 | 390 | 277 | 282 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 20 | — | SW 14 | SW 18 | SSW 14 | — | S 9 | — | — | SW 6 | SW 6 | — | SW 14 | SW 19 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 |
112 | 66 | — | 192 | 307 | 20 | — | 2 | — | — | 64 | 54 | — | 169 | 57 | 158 | 82 | 109 | 192 | 230 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 20 | — | SW 19 | — | SW 14 | — | — |
32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | — | 57 | — | 125 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 3 | N 3 | WSW 17 | SW 17 | SW 4 | — | — | — | SW 15 | SW 15 | — | — | — | SW 14 | — | — | SSE 2 |
2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 950 | 929 | 21 | — | — | — | 84 | 75 | — | — | — | 32 | — | — | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 178 | 178 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 564 | 401 | 510 | 633 | 510 | 648 | 552 | 648 | 648 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 633 | 552 | 132 |
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