Castles Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Right, let’s have a look at what Castles is cooking up over the next couple weeks. It’s a reef setup that’s all about a solid SW groundswell, but the wind’s gonna be a proper pain in the arse before it clears up.

It all kicks off with a big wall of energy, but the wind is totally against us. Monday the 10th brings a long-period SW swell at 8ft with a 17-second interval. That’s some serious grunt (3882 in the energy department) but with a WSW wind blowing straight on at 15 mph, the surface is going to be a messy, blown-out disaster.

Tuesday the 11th is even worse for a surf. A screaming 25 mph cross-shore NW wind tears the 4ft swell to pieces in the morning. The afternoon jumps up to 8ft (5163 combined energy) but the wind cranks to 28 mph from the west onshore. Awful stuff. If you like kiting, this might look fun, but paddling is a no-go.

Wednesday the 12th keeps the theme going. 19 mph onshore SW winds, a solid 8 to 10ft SW swell. The energy peaks at 8026 in the afternoon, but it’s just unsurfable.

We finally get a break on Thursday morning the 13th. The swell drops to 7ft, still a nice long 16-second SW groundswell, and the wind eases to just 3 mph from the south. It’s a light cross-shore, not glassy, but the cleanest we’ve seen. The water is about 60°, totally normal for this time of year.

Now, circle Friday the 14th. That’s your day. A clean 8ft SW swell with a 17-second interval and a light ESE cross-offshore breeze at about 6 mph. The wave report calls it excellent for experienced surfers. The reef will really handle that long period, giving you proper shaped lines. Crowds are possible, so go early.

The weekend (Saturday 15th) is still nice. The swell drops to 6ft, but the ESE cross-off stays clean. It’s a fun, smaller day. Sunday the 16th gets down to 5ft, still tidy.

By Tuesday the 18th, we get another gem. Glassy conditions with a 3 mph offshore NNE wind, and a clean 4ft swell with a super long 19-second period. For a reef, that’s dreamy, long, drawn-out lines. It’s small, but it’ll be perfect.

The next week starts to get mixed up. A strong 19 mph N cross-off wind on Wednesday the 19th makes the 4ft swell feel lumpy and weak.

Things improve again on Friday the 21st of August. A 6ft SW swell arrives with a clean cross-off NE breeze. The afternoon session that day is called excellent for experienced surfers. That’s a solid call for that second week.

From Saturday the 22nd through Monday the 24th, it turns nasty again. Strong onshore and cross-onshore winds, big lumps reaching 10ft again, but all lumpy and choppy. Don’t bother.

The very last day, Tuesday the 25th, has a little cleaner 7ft S swell with a NNE wind, but the period drops.

So, the takeaway: Friday the 14th is the clear winner. The clean cross-off, the solid 8ft, 17-second SW groundswell… that’s the one to lock in. Tuesday the 18th is your small, glassy backup, and the afternoon of Friday the 21st is a promising but less certain option for the second week.

Forget the first few days and that weekend around the 22nd. That Friday is the real deal.

Rusty

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