Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Castles today (06 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Castles at 5PM is: 1.5m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 08:30am August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (06 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 16s |
| Evening (06 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Castles. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 23°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Fri afternoon, near gales from the WSW by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | 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 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 553 | 567 | 737 | 909 | 1297 | 1374 | 1494 | 1420 | 1314 | 1271 | 1366 | 1383 | 1252 | 1252 | 1158 | 1014 | 989 | 964 | 903 | 856 | 1290 | 1187 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 3:49AM0.95m | 2:24PM0.75m | 4:31AM0.85m | 12:11PM0.76m | 11:17AM0.96m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:37AM0.53m | 8:59PM0.25m | 9:18AM0.74m | 8:14PM0.26m | 7:25PM0.20m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 20 | 23 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 15 |
Feels °C | 13 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 19 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | 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 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 553 | 567 | 737 | 909 | 1297 | 1374 | 1494 | 1420 | 1314 | 1271 | 1366 | 1383 | 1252 | 1252 | 1158 | 1014 | 989 | 964 | 903 | 856 | 1290 | 1187 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | SW 4 | SW 4 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | 5 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 10 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | N 4 | N 4 | NNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 9 | 9 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 5 | 4 | 928 | 1031 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 564 | 402 | 564 | 178 | 0 | 402 | 564 | 402 | 564 | 564 | 564 | 1227 | 401 | 564 |
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