Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Castles today (24 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Castles at 4AM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm September 23). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (24 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (24 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Castles. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Wed night, min 12°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Wed night, strong winds from the SSE by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||
Wed 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | ||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 506 | 499 | 478 | 457 | 398 | 392 | 543 | 277 | 269 | 265 | 260 | 210 | 207 | 134 | 281 | 269 | 612 | 293 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | on | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:50PM0.90m | 11:39AM1.26m | 11:58PM1.04m | 11:59AM1.31m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:58PM0.11m | 5:24AM0.19m | 6:03PM0.03m | 5:46AM0.06m | 6:14PM-0.02m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 23 | 22 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 18 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 23 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 506 | 499 | 478 | 457 | 398 | 392 | 543 | 277 | 269 | 265 | 260 | 210 | 207 | 134 | 281 | 269 | 136 | 293 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ENE 4 | — | SW 18 | — | WSW 3 | SW 16 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 15 | WSW 4 | SW 24 | — | SW 22 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 6 | 2 | 3 | — | 12 | — | 2 | 41 | 4 | 4 | 106 | 2 | 22 | — | 76 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 4 | SW 24 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | 41 | 10 | 4 | 22 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 3 | ESE 3 | E 3 | — | — | NNW 2 | SW 13 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | — | SW 13 | — | SW 5 | — | SSE 2 | S 4 | SSW 14 | S 5 |
| kJ | 5 | 7 | 8 | — | — | 1 | 380 | 4 | 4 | — | 40 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 9 | 612 | 68 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 132 | 1 | 432 | 401 | 489 | 401 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 491 | 489 | 548 |
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