Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Castles today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Castles at 12AM is: 1.4m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Castles. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Thu morning, calm by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | ||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 970 | 791 | 725 | 562 | 495 | 431 | 418 | 260 | 210 | 139 | 297 | 327 | 327 | 466 | 479 | 614 | 1550 | 1634 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:13AM0.78m | 12:06PM1.30m | 00:22AM0.89m | 12:24PM1.38m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:35PM0.15m | 5:35AM0.21m | 6:40PM0.08m | 5:57AM0.09m | 6:51PM0.02m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 23 |
Feels °C | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 970 | 791 | 725 | 562 | 495 | 431 | 418 | 260 | 210 | 139 | 297 | 327 | 327 | 466 | 479 | 543 | 1550 | 1634 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SW 18 | — | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 23 | SW 22 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 13 | — | — | 90 | 66 | 110 | 21 | 73 | 116 | 198 | 455 | 614 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NNE 3 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 53 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 7 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 402 | 178 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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