Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Castles today (12 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Castles at 6AM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:30am November 12). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (ACDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Nov) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (12 Nov) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Evening (12 Nov) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Castles. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the S by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 12 | Friday 13 | Saturday 14 | Sun 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 398 | 340 | 290 | 242 | 239 | 196 | 350 | 146 | 144 | 141 | 141 | 144 | 146 | 181 | 187 | 231 | 196 | 254 | 560 | 553 | 572 | 631 | 631 | 657 | 674 | 692 | 692 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:50AM1.43m | 1:40PM0.89m | 2:11AM1.39m | 1:57PM0.86m | 2:33AM1.32m | 2:13PM0.81m | 2:56AM1.24m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:16AM0.14m | 7:29PM-0.03m | 8:36AM0.19m | 7:48PM0.00m | 8:59AM0.26m | 8:06PM0.06m | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | — | 8:14 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 16 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 10 | 12 | 13 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 398 | 340 | 290 | 242 | 239 | 196 | 227 | 146 | 144 | 141 | 141 | 144 | 146 | 181 | 187 | 231 | 196 | 196 | 560 | 553 | 572 | 631 | 631 | 657 | 674 | 692 | 692 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | S 6 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 15 | 1 | 28 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 50 | 111 | 169 | 254 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 20 | SSW 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | — | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SSW 12 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | — | — | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 4 |
| kJ | 32 | 36 | — | 33 | 23 | 28 | 350 | 28 | 24 | — | — | 1 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 13 | 24 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 13 | 22 | 25 | 27 | 20 | 19 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 500 | 0 | 0 | 147 | 154 | 243 | 489 | 491 | 491 | 491 | 491 | 491 | 491 | 491 | 552 | 552 | 552 | 491 | 491 | 489 | 287 |
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