Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Castles today (18 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Castles at 7PM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 23s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Castles. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 208 | 178 | 175 | 172 | 132 | 122 | 118 | 133 | 161 | 370 | 362 | 521 | 587 | 644 | 628 | 566 | 543 | 543 | 676 | 658 |
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-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | off |
High Tide | 2:05PM1.17m | 2:13AM0.89m | 2:16PM1.10m | 2:41AM0.91m | 2:26PM1.04m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:28PM0.21m | 7:58AM0.22m | 8:40PM0.17m | 8:22AM0.31m | 8:56PM0.16m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 9 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 208 | 178 | 175 | 172 | 132 | 122 | 118 | 71 | 161 | 370 | 362 | 521 | 587 | 644 | 628 | 566 | 543 | 543 | 676 | 658 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 22 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 12 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SSW 10 | SSE 10 | — | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | NW 4 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 18 | 18 | 18 | 60 | 133 | 71 | 82 | 114 | 10 | 19 | — | 8 | 2 | 8 | 5 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 15 | SW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | — | NNE 3 | N 3 | N 3 | N 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | — | — | N 3 | N 3 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 3 | 1 | — | 2 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 9 | — | — | 3 | 6 | 7 | 4 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 178 | 178 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 402 | 178 | 178 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 178 | 178 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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