Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Castles today (14 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Castles at 4AM is: 1.7m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:30pm October 13). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 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 (14 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (14 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (14 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Castles. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Wed afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 13 | Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | ||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1290 | 1273 | 1048 | 1099 | 898 | 872 | 780 | 618 | 480 | 418 | 398 | 341 | 286 | 287 | 251 | 243 | 161 | 123 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:05AM1.42m | 1:54PM1.00m | 2:23AM1.38m | 2:06PM0.95m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:35PM-0.10m | 8:21AM0.10m | 7:50PM-0.08m | 8:38AM0.16m | 8:04PM-0.05m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 20 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 1290 | 1273 | 1048 | 1099 | 898 | 872 | 780 | 618 | 480 | 418 | 398 | 341 | 286 | 287 | 251 | 243 | 161 | 123 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | SE 6 | — | — | — | S 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 31 | 25 | 18 | 45 | — | — | — | 29 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | E 4 | SE 2 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | E 3 | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | — | ESE 3 | SE 4 |
| kJ | 18 | 30 | 44 | 19 | 16 | 10 | 1 | 28 | 42 | 57 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 8 | 24 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 491 | 491 | 243 | 153 | 132 | 1 | 1 | 491 | 491 | 491 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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