Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Castles today (23 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Castles at 3PM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30am September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
| Evening (23 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Castles. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Thu morning, fresh winds from the S by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 685 | 598 | 581 | 581 | 506 | 499 | 478 | 404 | 398 | 340 | 330 | 320 | 273 | 265 | 221 | 178 | 207 | 137 | 281 | 269 | 281 | 346 |
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 | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 11:23AM1.16m | 11:50PM0.90m | 11:39AM1.26m | 11:58PM1.04m | 11:59AM1.31m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:07AM0.35m | 5:58PM0.11m | 5:24AM0.19m | 6:03PM0.03m | 5:46AM0.06m | 6:14PM-0.02m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 23 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 16 | 17 | 24 | 25 | 21 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 15 | 11 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 685 | 598 | 581 | 581 | 506 | 499 | 478 | 404 | 398 | 340 | 330 | 320 | 273 | 265 | 221 | 178 | 207 | 137 | 281 | 269 | 281 | 346 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 4 | SE 4 | — | — | SW 18 | — | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 24 | SW 24 | SW 23 | SW 22 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 4 | — | — | 12 | — | — | 41 | 41 | 10 | 106 | 22 | 22 | 84 | 76 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 4 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 3 | — | — | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | — | — | — | S 4 | — | S 3 | S 4 | S 3 | SSE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | S 3 | S 4 | SSE 4 |
| kJ | — | 2 | — | — | 10 | 11 | 12 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 29 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 432 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 178 | 489 | 491 | 1 | 132 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 491 | 497 | 302 |
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