Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Castelejo today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Castelejo at 4AM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 1.2m 7s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Castelejo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Fri night, min 18°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Sat afternoon, calm by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 566 | 485 | 461 | 503 | 488 | 643 | 1031 | 1249 | 1313 | 1291 | 1204 | 1017 | 1017 | 952 | 766 | 638 | 638 | 207 | 241 | 147 | 346 | 272 | 237 | 407 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:50AM2.16m | 7:27PM1.89m | 7:58AM2.02m | 8:54PM1.79m | 9:29AM1.99m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:22AM0.91m | 1:09PM0.94m | 1:18AM1.07m | 2:27PM1.07m | 2:44AM1.16m | 4:08PM1.06m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:53 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 18 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 |
| kJ | 566 | 485 | 461 | 374 | 488 | 643 | 1031 | 1249 | 1313 | 1291 | 1204 | 1017 | 1017 | 952 | 766 | 638 | 638 | 187 | 241 | 147 | 346 | 272 | 200 | 179 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 14 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 13 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | — | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | — | — | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 11 | NNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 19 | NW 18 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 |
| kJ | 459 | 220 | 437 | 503 | 343 | 186 | 50 | — | 68 | 24 | — | — | 9 | 9 | 25 | 13 | 9 | 207 | 99 | 115 | 34 | 79 | 237 | 407 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | NW 15 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | NNW 13 | SE 4 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
| kJ | 8 | 174 | 3 | 2 | 69 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 28 | 12 | 23 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 150 | 116 | 80 | 75 | 61 | 57 | 72 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 9 | 322 | 118 | 118 | 65 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
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