
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Castelejo today (29 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Castelejo at 1PM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 29). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 11s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (29 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
| Evening (29 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Castelejo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Tue morning, min 17°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Tue night, fresh winds from the NNW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 29 | Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
546 | 486 | 478 | 411 | 309 | 237 | 198 | 140 | 588 | 694 | 800 | 563 | 431 | 416 | 1022 | 1054 | 1382 | 1920 | 2422 | 2242 | 2138 | 2034 | 2233 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:43PM2.91m | 5:03AM2.84m | 5:25PM2.73m | 5:46AM2.69m | 6:14PM2.50m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:29AM0.08m | 10:48PM0.14m | 11:09AM0.19m | 11:29PM0.32m | 11:56AM0.36m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 22 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | W 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 |
546 | 486 | 478 | 411 | 309 | 237 | 198 | 115 | 588 | 694 | 800 | 563 | 431 | 397 | 1022 | 1054 | 1382 | 1920 | 2422 | 2242 | 2138 | 2034 | 2233 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | WSW 6 | NW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 10 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 16 | NW 16 |
17 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 43 | 140 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 187 | 361 | 416 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 274 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | ESE 4 | SSW 10 | SE 4 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 8 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | — | 10 | 10 | 3 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | SE 2 | SSE 3 | S 3 | SW 4 | SW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 9 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 393 | 69 | 60 | 71 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 390 | 390 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 118 | 118 | 118 |
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