Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Castelejo today (15 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Castelejo at 8PM is: 1.8m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (15 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (15 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Castelejo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sun night, min 19°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Sat morning, calm by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
237 | 270 | 333 | 459 | 470 | 511 | 580 | 548 | 502 | 439 | 371 | 288 | 244 | 192 | 182 | 151 | 125 | 178 | 179 | 184 | 179 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:03PM3.09m | 5:26AM2.76m | 5:42PM2.90m | 6:04AM2.62m | 6:21PM2.65m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:45AM0.09m | 11:15PM0.06m | 11:23AM0.21m | 11:51PM0.24m | 12:02PM0.38m | ||||||||||||||||
6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 8:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:24 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 18 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 |
6 | 270 | 333 | 459 | — | 511 | 580 | 548 | 502 | 439 | 371 | 288 | 244 | 192 | 182 | 151 | 125 | 178 | 179 | 184 | 179 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | — | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | NNW 9 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 9 |
6 | 6 | 6 | — | — | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 32 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 7 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 | — | — | S 18 | S 18 | SW 15 | S 15 | SW 16 | S 13 | SW 16 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | 6 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 10 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | — | — | — | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 6 | SE 5 | SSW 2 | — | — |
237 | — | — | — | 470 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 77 | 762 | 762 | 732 | 65 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 381 | 0 | 18 |
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