Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Castles today (23 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Castles at 9PM is: 1.2m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm August 23). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 16s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Castles. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the SE by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1096 | 886 | 793 | 692 | 550 | 528 | 398 | 393 | 447 | 639 | 1233 | 1099 | 821 | 1240 | 1438 | 1581 | 1179 | 726 | 970 | 791 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:02AM0.62m | 11:40AM1.06m | 00:18AM0.68m | 11:50AM1.19m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:09PM0.28m | 5:03AM0.50m | 6:40PM0.23m | 5:15AM0.35m | 6:35PM0.15m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 13 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 1096 | 886 | 793 | 692 | 550 | 528 | 398 | 393 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1179 | 726 | 970 | 791 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 20 | SW 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 2 | — | NNW 4 | NE 3 | ENE 3 | — | — | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | — | SW 7 | SW 14 | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | 4 | 5 | 4 | — | — | 32 | 447 | 639 | 1233 | 1099 | 821 | 1240 | 1438 | 1581 | — | 96 | 53 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 178 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 147 | 203 | 401 | 432 | 489 | 491 | 491 | 552 | 491 | 552 | 552 | 1 | 0 |
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