Castles 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 32.09° S 132.98° E

Issued: 8 pm 22 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Castles sea temperature is

16.1° C

Castles surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Castles today (23 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 15s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Castles at 3AM is: 1.8m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (ACST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (23 Jul)	6ft (1.9m)	14s
Afternoon (23 Jul)	6ft (1.9m)	15s
Evening (23 Jul)	6.5ft (2.0m)	15s

Table - waves today at Castles. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed night, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wed 22		Thursday 23								Friday 24
	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
Rating (10 max)	0	2	1	2	1	2	1	1	2	3	2	4	4	4	4	3	2	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	SW 14	SSW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14
Wave Graph
kJ	706	1203	1737	1402	1521	1500	1500	1563	1716	1860	1860	1738	1602	1314	1246	1212	992	978
Wind (km/h)	SSW	S	SSW	S	S	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	ESE	ESE	SE	SSE	SSE	SE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off
High Tide					4:33AM0.79m			2:02PM0.79m							11:56AM0.81m
Low Tide		9:29PM0.23m				9:12AM0.65m					9:34PM0.31m							8:49PM0.38m


	—	—	—	—	7:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:33	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:55	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	14	14	13	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	13	12	12	12	13
Feels °C	9	9	10	8	8	8	7	7	7	7	8	9	8	10	9	9	9	10
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 18	SW 14	SSW 15	SW 14	—	SW 14	SW 14	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14
kJ	13	1203	1737	1402	—	1500	1500	1563	1716	1860	1860	1738	1602	1314	1246	1212	992	978
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	SW 14	SW 15	SSW 15	SW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SW 15	SW 16	SSE 2	SSW 16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	706	799	1034	84	1521	70	82	56	61	1	80	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	The Pines SA - East Coast	Spits SA - Yorke Peninsula	Spits SA - Yorke Peninsula	Spits SA - Yorke Peninsula	Daly Heads SA - Yorke Peninsula	Spits SA - Yorke Peninsula	Spits SA - Yorke Peninsula	Fishermans Beach VIC - Torquay	Spits SA - Yorke Peninsula	Daly Heads SA - Yorke Peninsula	Corvisart Bay SA - Eyre Peninsula	Cactus SA - Nullarbor	Cactus SA - Nullarbor	Cactus SA - Nullarbor	Cactus SA - Nullarbor	Cunns SA - Nullarbor	Cunns SA - Nullarbor	Cactus SA - Nullarbor
Rating (10 max)	2	4	5	4	4	5	4	6	6	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	3
Distance (km)	648	491	491	491	491	491	491	1242	491	491	132	0	0	0	0	1	1	0
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Rating (10 max)												4	4	4	4	4	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	6	5	5	5	6	6	4	4	4	9	5	4	4	9	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	8	7	6	5	4	4	5	4	4	6	9	9	9	9	9	5

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