Surf Forecasts:
Castles surf forecast from 17 Oct 2026:
- Best quality surf: Thursday 22 Oct, 1AM (local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 17s period, SW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Friday 23 Oct, 10AM (local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 17s period, SW swell with 3,621 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 17 Oct, 1PM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Castles this week:
The surf forecast for Castles over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Saturday (Oct 17) at 1PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.4m and 16s period with a secondary swell of 0.3m and 12s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Castles in the next 16 days are 2.5m 17s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Oct 23) at 10AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.8m 4s period and expected on Monday (Oct 19) at 1AM.
| Wave Type | Time (ACDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 1PM (Sat 17th Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) 16s |
| Best Surf | 1AM (Thu 22nd Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) 17s |
| Most Powerful | 10AM (Fri 23rd Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) 17s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Castles over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 33°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the NNE by Sun night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Wed night, fresh winds from the SSW by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 95 | 90 | 118 | 217 | 355 | 612 | 551 | 940 | 373 | 503 | 374 | 299 | 412 | 1312 | 1632 | 1082 | 1028 | 911 | 3621 | 2948 | 2027 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 2:20PM0.83m | 3:15AM1.08m | 2:08PM0.75m | 3:26AM0.94m | 1:07PM0.71m | 3:01AM0.79m | 11:35AM0.79m | 1:12AM0.73m | 11:27AM0.93m | 00:22AM0.83m | 11:44AM1.04m | 00:18AM0.98m | 12:08PM1.12m | 00:30AM1.15m | |||||||
Low Tide | 8:25PM0.10m | 9:22AM0.48m | 8:22PM0.20m | 9:15AM0.62m | 7:48PM0.28m | 7:15AM0.69m | 6:43PM0.29m | 5:41AM0.57m | 6:12PM0.22m | 5:45AM0.39m | 6:11PM0.13m | 6:06AM0.22m | 6:20PM0.06m | ||||||||
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 | 6:56 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — |
 | — | 7:50 | — | — | 7:51 | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | 7:54 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 29 | 25 | 31 | 33 | 30 | 23 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 26 | 23 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 25 | 26 | 19 | 25 | 27 | 23 | 21 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 23 | 17 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 15 | — | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 18 | — | — | SW 16 |
| kJ | 95 | 90 | 118 | 217 | 355 | 612 | 551 | — | 373 | 503 | 374 | 299 | 412 | 1312 | 1632 | 1082 | 1028 | 911 | — | — | 2027 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | — | — | — | WSW 5 | — | SW 24 | SW 21 | SW 19 | — | — | — | SW 21 | SW 14 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 37 | 22 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 37 | — | 22 | 72 | 236 | — | — | — | 222 | 499 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 24 | — | SW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 54 | — | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | SE 5 | ESE 4 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NE 4 | N 4 | SW 15 | S 4 | — | SW 13 | SSE 4 | SE 3 | SSW 17 | — | — | SSW 16 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 2 | 6 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 17 | 19 | 940 | 14 | — | 43 | 15 | 1 | 119 | — | — | 94 | 81 | 3621 | 2948 | 89 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 503 | 1 | 651 | 564 | 564 | 552 | 287 | 510 | 489 | 0 | 552 | 0 | 0 | 401 | 132 | 1045 | 1236 | 491 |
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Information about the Castles Surf forecast
The above surf forecast table for Castles provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 16 days. A general guide to surfing at Castles can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Castles surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Castles) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).
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