Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Castles today (20 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Castles at 7AM is: 1.1m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30am September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (20 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 15s |
| Evening (20 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Castles. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Tue night, min 11°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 148 | 133 | 597 | 306 | 565 | 640 | 614 | 667 | 984 | 1119 | 1103 | 784 | 1456 | 1602 | 1606 | 1597 | 1576 | 1446 | 1325 | 1212 | 1092 | 1212 | 1155 | 962 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:39AM0.88m | 12:30PM0.81m | 2:04AM0.75m | 11:30AM0.89m | 00:39AM0.70m | 11:15AM1.03m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:48AM0.62m | 7:19PM0.24m | 6:05AM0.64m | 6:31PM0.25m | 5:07AM0.51m | 6:03PM0.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:32 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 25 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 18 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 16 | NW 5 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | — | — | — | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 148 | 133 | 22 | 306 | 532 | 551 | — | — | — | 1119 | 1103 | 784 | 1456 | 1602 | 1606 | 1597 | 1576 | 1446 | 1325 | 1212 | 1092 | 1212 | 1155 | 962 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 18 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 73 | 73 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 82 | 469 | 357 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 3 | NNW 4 | WSW 16 | WSW 4 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | — | SSE 2 | — | — | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | ESE 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 4 |
| kJ | 5 | 16 | 597 | 14 | 565 | 640 | 614 | 667 | 984 | 77 | — | 1 | — | — | 45 | 73 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 649 | 1227 | 510 | 1620 | 1229 | 1229 | 552 | 491 | 491 | 491 | 1 | 489 | 491 | 491 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 489 | 1 | 1 |
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