Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Castles today (20 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Castles at 7AM is: 1.1m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 02:30am July 20). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (20 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 15s |
| Evening (20 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Castles. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 587 | 644 | 628 | 566 | 543 | 623 | 676 | 658 | 595 | 569 | 437 | 431 | 424 | 357 | 341 | 330 | 240 | 232 | 155 | 121 | 398 | 577 | 609 | 1554 |
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 | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:41AM0.91m | 2:26PM1.04m | 3:13AM0.90m | 2:35PM0.96m | 3:48AM0.86m | 2:35PM0.87m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:22AM0.31m | 8:56PM0.16m | 8:45AM0.42m | 9:13PM0.18m | 9:06AM0.53m | 9:29PM0.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 13 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | — | — | — | SW 14 |
| kJ | 587 | 644 | 628 | 566 | 543 | 623 | 676 | 658 | 595 | 569 | 437 | 431 | 424 | 357 | 341 | 330 | 240 | 232 | 155 | 96 | — | — | — | 1554 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | — | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | NW 4 | — | — | — | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 9 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 14 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 17 | — | 8 | 2 | 8 | 6 | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 103 | 75 | 121 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 2 | N 3 | N 4 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 1 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | 23 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 398 | 577 | 609 | 992 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 178 | 178 | 178 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 178 | 178 | 510 | 564 | 583 | 510 | 648 | 1219 | 1052 | 491 | 1052 |
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