Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Castles today (21 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 17s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Castles at 3PM is: 1.6m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 19s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 17s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:30am October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (ACDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (21 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 17s |
| Evening (21 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Castles. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Thu morning, min 15°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Thu morning, fresh winds from the ESE by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 357 | 546 | 1068 | 1420 | 1690 | 1816 | 1816 | 1795 | 1347 | 1330 | 1314 | 1314 | 1225 | 1537 | 1682 | 1682 | 1774 | 1347 | 1456 | 1456 | 1240 | 1287 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 11:27AM0.93m | 00:22AM0.83m | 11:44AM1.04m | 00:18AM0.98m | 12:08PM1.12m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:41AM0.57m | 6:12PM0.22m | 5:45AM0.39m | 6:11PM0.13m | 6:06AM0.22m | 6:20PM0.06m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 16 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 26 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 11 | 13 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 25 | 21 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 357 | 546 | 1068 | 1420 | 1690 | 1816 | 1816 | 1795 | 1347 | 1330 | 1314 | 1314 | 1225 | 1537 | 1682 | 1682 | — | 1347 | 1456 | 1456 | 1240 | 1287 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 20 | SW 19 | SSW 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 134 | 236 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 266 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 2 | — | — | SSW 17 | — | SSE 4 | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | SW 16 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SW 17 | S 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | 117 | — | 9 | 8 | — | — | — | — | 64 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 1774 | 26 | 32 | 36 | 49 | 53 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 491 | 489 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 489 | 510 | 168 | 1 | 243 | 491 | 491 | 552 | 1045 | 552 | 491 |
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