Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Castles today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Castles at 5PM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Castles. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 26°C on Thu morning, min 21°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||
11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSE 6 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 22 | 40 | 48 | 46 | 47 | 70 | 62 | 62 | 65 | 71 | 71 | 82 | 87 | 52 | 49 | 47 | 47 | 46 | 86 | 67 | 65 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:14PM1.32m | 8:39AM1.10m | 8:53PM1.34m | 9:17AM1.16m | 9:30PM1.34m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:50PM0.18m | 2:37AM0.12m | 2:32PM0.14m | 3:11AM0.08m | 3:12PM0.11m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 25 |
Feels °C | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 22 | 40 | 48 | 46 | 47 | 70 | 62 | 62 | 65 | 71 | 71 | 70 | 53 | 45 | 38 | 38 | 24 | 46 | 86 | 67 | 65 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | — | ESE 10 | E 14 | E 13 | E 10 | — | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | S 5 | ESE 9 | S 5 | S 5 | ESE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | — | 10 | 4 | 4 | 8 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 27 | 49 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 16 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | E 14 | E 14 | E 6 | E 6 | — | E 6 | — | — | E 8 | — | — | ESE 9 | E 11 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 6 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 52 | 2 | 47 | 47 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 6 | S 6 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 6 | — | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 10 | 16 | 5 | 13 | 22 | 23 | 18 | 23 | 52 | 82 | 87 | — | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 222 | 257 | 1070 | 936 | 280 | 281 | 317 | 317 | 324 | 1163 | 1163 | 1163 | 25 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
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