Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Castles today (05 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 19s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 17s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Castles at 4AM is: 0.9m 20s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm August 04). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 19s |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 18s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Castles. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the N by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | ||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 215 | 346 | 335 | 640 | 369 | 361 | 767 | 694 | 671 | 822 | 581 | 560 | 553 | 567 | 737 | 909 | 1194 | 1384 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | off | glassy | cross | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 3:17AM1.01m | 2:52PM0.90m | 3:49AM0.95m | 2:24PM0.75m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:00PM0.13m | 9:12AM0.35m | 9:08PM0.19m | 9:37AM0.53m | 8:59PM0.25m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 20 | SW 14 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 112 | 346 | 322 | 640 | 211 | 361 | 767 | 694 | 671 | 822 | 581 | 560 | 553 | 567 | 737 | 909 | 1194 | 1384 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 21 | SW 21 | S 10 | SW 19 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 | W 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 7 | SSE 7 | — |
| kJ | 215 | 156 | 150 | 67 | 369 | 171 | 8 | 20 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 10 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 21 | — | SW 20 | — | S 10 | SW 10 | S 9 | — | — | — | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 72 | — | 335 | — | 70 | 45 | 2 | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 2 | NE 3 | N 4 | NNW 4 | — | NNW 3 | W 9 | SW 18 | — | — | — | S 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSW 4 | — | — |
| kJ | — | 2 | 4 | 9 | 8 | — | 4 | 2 | 78 | — | — | — | 4 | 12 | 9 | 6 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 178 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 178 | 178 | 401 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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