Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Castaways Beach today (20 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Castaways Beach at 2AM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 19). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (20 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (20 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Castaways Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Mon morning, min 15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sat 19 | Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 115 | 115 | 79 | 77 | 61 | 58 | 46 | 34 | 33 | 23 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 31 | 40 | 4 |
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 | on | cross-on | cross | cross | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:30AM0.99m | 3:44PM1.49m | 4:08AM1.05m | 4:37PM1.56m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:55PM0.85m | 8:10AM0.72m | 10:53PM0.76m | 9:36AM0.71m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 22 | 25 | 23 | 20 | 18 |
Feels °C | 18 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 115 | 115 | 79 | 77 | 61 | 58 | 46 | 34 | 33 | 23 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 12 | NE 12 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | NE 10 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 18 | — | NE 12 | NE 12 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | NE 11 | NE 10 | E 18 | NE 10 | E 8 |
| kJ | 6 | — | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | N 4 | NW 3 | — | — | — | — | NNE 4 | NE 3 | NNE 4 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | — | N 4 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 |
| kJ | 14 | 11 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 6 | 31 | 40 | 28 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 132 | 401 | 55 | 132 | 132 | 132 | 132 | 132 | 251 | 188 | 23 |
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