Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Castles today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Castles at 10AM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30am August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Castles. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Sun morning, strong winds from the N by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | WSW 17 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 836 | 825 | 668 | 668 | 659 | 590 | 658 | 499 | 428 | 410 | 270 | 314 | 728 | 619 | 550 | 472 | 520 | 427 | 718 | 679 | 499 | 482 | 389 | 573 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | on |
High Tide | 1:39AM1.08m | 1:39PM1.18m | 1:58AM1.12m | 1:49PM1.13m | 2:19AM1.13m | 1:59PM1.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:34AM0.10m | 7:51PM0.03m | 7:53AM0.16m | 8:02PM0.01m | 8:12AM0.23m | 8:15PM0.01m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 23 | 16 | 14 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 18 | 10 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | — |
| kJ | 836 | 825 | 668 | 668 | 659 | 590 | 658 | 499 | 428 | 410 | 205 | 205 | 728 | 619 | 550 | 472 | 398 | 285 | 718 | 679 | 499 | 482 | 389 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 23 | SW 22 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | S 10 | — | — | — | S 10 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 270 | 314 | 84 | 163 | 282 | 256 | 520 | 427 | 8 | — | — | — | 2 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 5 | SW 23 | — | — | — | — | — | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 86 | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | SE 5 | — | — | ESE 2 | ESE 3 | — | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNW 4 | WSW 17 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 9 | 7 | — | 10 | — | — | 1 | 4 | — | 4 | 8 | 11 | 18 | 10 | 3 | 573 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 132 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 503 | 564 | 402 | 503 | 651 |
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