Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Castles today (22 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Castles at 8PM is: 1.5m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 20s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (22 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (22 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Castles. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the SSW by Mon afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
1048 | 936 | 1011 | 836 | 924 | 650 | 679 | 1267 | 1096 | 886 | 793 | 773 | 550 | 404 | 398 | 393 | 336 | 507 | 754 | 1308 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 12:48PM0.83m | 2:55AM0.66m | 11:50AM0.92m | 1:02AM0.62m | 11:40AM1.06m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:02PM0.28m | 5:37AM0.64m | 7:09PM0.28m | 5:03AM0.50m | 6:40PM0.23m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | NNE 3 | — | — | — |
1048 | 936 | 1011 | 836 | 924 | 650 | 632 | 1267 | 1096 | 886 | 793 | 773 | 550 | 404 | 398 | 393 | 1 | — | — | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 20 | SW 20 | NNE 4 | — | — | — |
162 | 285 | 210 | 369 | 369 | 588 | 679 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 15 | 4 | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 19 | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 58 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | ESE 3 | E 3 | — | NE 3 | NNE 2 | — | — | — | NE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | N 3 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 |
— | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | 9 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 336 | 507 | 754 | 1308 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 1 | 153 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 178 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 489 | 178 | 243 | 401 | 489 |
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