Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Castles today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Castles at 1PM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30am August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Castles. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the N by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 495 | 431 | 418 | 260 | 210 | 139 | 297 | 327 | 327 | 466 | 479 | 614 | 1550 | 1634 | 1722 | 1542 | 1453 | 1144 | 1001 | 989 | 793 | 566 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:06PM1.30m | 00:22AM0.89m | 12:24PM1.38m | 00:36AM1.00m | 12:43PM1.41m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:35AM0.21m | 6:40PM0.08m | 5:57AM0.09m | 6:51PM0.02m | 6:21AM0.00m | 7:04PM-0.02m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 18 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 495 | 431 | 418 | 260 | 210 | 139 | 297 | 327 | 327 | 466 | 479 | 543 | 1550 | 1634 | 1722 | 1542 | 1453 | 1144 | 1001 | 989 | 793 | 566 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | — | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 23 | SW 22 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 5 | WSW 5 | W 5 |
| kJ | 13 | — | — | 90 | 66 | 110 | 21 | 73 | 116 | 198 | 455 | 614 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 5 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNE 2 | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | N 3 | N 4 | N 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 3 |
| kJ | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 402 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 132 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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