Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Castles today (29 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Castles at 3PM is: 1.0m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:30am October 29). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (ACDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (29 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
| Evening (29 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Castles. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 28°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Fri morning, calm by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 29 | Friday 30 | Saturday 31 | ||||||||||||||||||||
7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 155 | 130 | 258 | 620 | 822 | 917 | 989 | 964 | 714 | 598 | 722 | 428 | 893 | 905 | 734 | 235 | 228 | 217 | 210 | 141 | 200 | 167 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:51PM0.77m | 2:35AM1.37m | 1:46PM0.74m | 2:52AM1.25m | 1:32PM0.74m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:47AM0.21m | 7:38PM-0.04m | 9:04AM0.35m | 7:46PM-0.01m | 9:10AM0.48m | 7:50PM0.04m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 20 | 24 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 23 | 19 | 21 | 25 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 17 |
Feels °C | 8 | 12 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | S 6 | SW 14 | — | — | — | WSW 6 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 155 | 127 | 258 | 620 | 822 | 917 | 989 | 964 | 714 | 598 | 1 | 428 | — | — | — | 64 | 228 | 217 | 210 | 141 | 200 | 167 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | SW 16 | SW 11 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 6 | SSE 6 | — | — | — | — | SW 13 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | W 5 | SW 15 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 15 | 130 | 127 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 235 | 38 | 33 | 25 | 5 | 34 | 74 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | — | SW 15 | — | W 5 |
| kJ | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 26 | 25 | — | 56 | — | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | E 4 | ESE 4 | ENE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | — | — | — | NNW 3 | WSW 14 | W 5 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | — | — | SW 12 | SSW 6 | SSE 3 | SE 4 |
| kJ | 18 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 6 | — | — | — | 4 | 722 | 56 | 893 | 905 | 734 | 59 | — | — | 23 | 18 | 7 | 13 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 132 | 147 | 147 | 132 | 243 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 489 | 633 | 287 | 402 | 401 | 648 | 1035 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1052 | 243 | 491 |
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