Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Castelejo today (17 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Castelejo at 12PM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 17). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Castelejo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Tue afternoon, min 20°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 151 | 143 | 147 | 173 | 175 | 175 | 136 | 133 | 130 | 109 | 100 | 125 | 128 | 128 | 105 | 103 | 100 | 73 | 73 | 51 | 50 | 51 | 51 |
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-on | glassy | glassy | cross | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:21PM2.65m | 6:42AM2.45m | 7:02PM2.39m | 7:25AM2.26m | 7:49PM2.13m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:02PM0.38m | 00:27AM0.46m | 12:42PM0.58m | 1:05AM0.69m | 1:28PM0.80m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 |
| kJ | 151 | 143 | 147 | 173 | 175 | 175 | 136 | 133 | 130 | 109 | 100 | 125 | 128 | 128 | 105 | 103 | 100 | 73 | 73 | 51 | 50 | 51 | 51 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | NNW 9 | SW 15 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 11 | NW 10 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 26 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 18 | SW 15 | W 8 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 11 | WNW 8 | SW 4 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 23 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 20 | 20 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSE 2 | S 3 | S 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 4 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 79 | 532 | 373 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 181 | 25 |
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