Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Castles today (30 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 19s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 17s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Castles at 7PM is: 1.3m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm August 30). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 19s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Castles. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the N by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | WSW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 365 | 1016 | 973 | 962 | 1050 | 1107 | 886 | 1642 | 1470 | 1453 | 1252 | 1123 | 909 | 897 | 710 | 611 | 657 | 1107 | 1038 | 1267 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:34AM1.23m | 1:40PM1.24m | 1:55AM1.26m | 1:54PM1.12m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:32PM-0.05m | 7:36AM-0.03m | 7:45PM-0.04m | 8:01AM0.06m | 7:57PM-0.01m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 24 | 18 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 18 | 14 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | — | W 4 | — |
| kJ | 190 | 1016 | 973 | 962 | 1050 | 1107 | 886 | 1642 | 1470 | 1453 | 1252 | 1123 | 909 | 897 | 710 | 611 | 657 | — | 10 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | — | — | — | SW 21 | — | SW 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 365 | — | — | — | 162 | — | 531 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | — | SE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | NE 3 | — | — | — | — | N 3 | N 4 | N 4 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | WSW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 |
| kJ | 5 | — | 4 | 9 | 14 | 7 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 13 | 24 | 31 | 18 | 1107 | 1038 | 1267 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 564 | 649 | 1288 | 1344 | 648 | 1288 | 648 |
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