Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Castles today (16 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Castles at 10PM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:30pm October 16). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (ACDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Castles. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 33°C on Sun afternoon, min 22°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the NNE by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||
1 PM | 4 PM | 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 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 109 | 84 | 83 | 80 | 55 | 53 | 75 | 95 | 91 | 90 | 89 | 87 | 118 | 118 | 183 | 217 | 251 | 355 | 574 | 653 |
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 | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 2:59AM1.21m | 2:20PM0.83m | 3:15AM1.08m | 2:08PM0.75m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:16PM0.02m | 9:10AM0.36m | 8:25PM0.10m | 9:22AM0.48m | 8:22PM0.20m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:51 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 27 | 27 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 27 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 29 |
Feels °C | 22 | 23 | 24 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 19 | 24 | 27 | 28 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SSE 5 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 109 | 84 | 83 | 80 | 55 | 8 | 37 | 95 | 91 | 90 | 89 | 87 | 118 | 118 | 183 | 217 | 251 | 355 | 574 | 653 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | S 6 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 12 | SW 17 | SSE 5 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | — | — |
| kJ | 8 | 7 | 14 | 50 | 49 | 53 | 75 | 5 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | S 7 | — | SW 18 | SSE 5 | SW 12 | SSE 5 | — | — | — | SW 11 | WSW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 15 | 15 | 55 | 10 | — | 49 | 5 | 37 | 5 | — | — | — | 5 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 2 | SE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | NE 3 | — | SE 2 | SE 3 | SE 4 | E 3 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | N 4 | NNE 3 | NE 3 | ENE 3 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 9 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 243 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 361 | 168 | 0 | 0 | 503 | 503 | 178 | 0 | 0 | 203 |
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