Castles 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 32.09° S 132.98° E

Issued: 2 am 12 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Castles sea temperature is

15.8° 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 (12 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Castles at 7AM is: 2.1m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30am July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (ACST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (12 Jul)	8ft (2.5m)	12s
Afternoon (12 Jul)	6.5ft (2.0m)	12s
Evening (12 Jul)	6.5ft (2.0m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 14°C on Sun morning). Mainly fresh winds.
	Sunday 12								Monday 13								Tuesday 14
	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
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	6	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	3	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 13	SW 13	SW 14	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 17	SW 17	SW 17	SW 17	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15
Wave Graph
kJ	1381	1313	1229	1914	1771	1150	1921	1306	1618	4461	2865	3077	5403	3193	5733	3161	3161	3125	2980	2645	2548	2325	2129	1785
Wind (km/h)	WSW	WSW	WSW	W	W	W	W	W	WNW	W	WNW	W	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	SW	SW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	on	on	on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross
High Tide	00:15AM0.53m				11:48AM1.29m					00:34AM0.55m			12:23PM1.38m					00:49AM0.58m				12:54PM1.41m
Low Tide			4:29AM0.36m					7:15PM0.15m			5:12AM0.27m					7:39PM0.14m			5:46AM0.18m					7:58PM0.18m


	—	—	7:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:37	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:49	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:49	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:50	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	14	14	14	16	15	15	15	14	15	14	14	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15
Feels °C	8	8	9	9	11	9	10	11	10	11	10	10	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	14	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	SW 12	SW 12	SW 19	SW 13	SW 18	SW 18	SW 16	—	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 17	SW 17	SW 17	SW 17	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15
kJ	—	—	—	1914	1771	15	1921	379	447	4461	—	3077	5403	3193	5733	3161	3161	3125	2980	2645	2548	2325	2129	1785
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	SW 22	—	SW 20	SSW 18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	18	—	186	559	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 13	SW 13	SW 14	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 17	SW 17	SW 17	SW 17	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	—
kJ	1381	1313	1229	1229	1131	1150	1226	1306	1618	2538	2865	66	3077	68	3314	75	75	75	73	69	65	64	62	—
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Rating (10 max)	1	4	4	4	4	4	8	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	9	5	4	4	5	4	5	4	4
Distance (km)	1457	1344	1288	1344	1620	1623	1229	1344	1229	1229	1049	1288	1344	1344	1288	1229	1061	648	648	552	552	491	491	1
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Rating (10 max)																								4
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Rating (10 max)	4	5	6	5	5	5	8	9	9	9	8	7	7	5	6	9	8	7	7	9	8	5	5	9
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Rating (10 max)	6	6	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	7	7	7	6	5	9	9

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