Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Castles today (19 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Castles at 2PM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Castles. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 29°C on Wed afternoon, min 22°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 5 | ENE 5 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 5 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
27 | 25 | 64 | 45 | 30 | 41 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 24 | 27 | 28 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 8 | 19 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:14PM1.18m | 2:27AM0.92m | 3:06PM1.14m | 3:26AM0.87m | 4:08PM1.13m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:50AM0.22m | 8:43PM0.30m | 8:35AM0.28m | 9:43PM0.34m | 9:27AM0.32m | 10:49PM0.35m | |||||||||||||||||
6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 8 | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 23 |
Feels °C | 28 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SE 7 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | NE 5 | E 5 | E 5 |
27 | 23 | 64 | 45 | 30 | 41 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 18 | 18 | 5 | 6 | 22 | 25 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 21 | 7 | 8 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | E 5 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 |
27 | 25 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 12 | 11 | 20 | 20 | 8 | 8 | 7 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | S 6 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 6 | E 16 | E 16 | E 7 | SE 9 | E 7 | SE 15 | SE 9 | NNE 5 | SE 9 |
1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 8 | 20 | 4 | 19 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | — | — | S 4 | S 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | E 5 | ENE 5 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 6 | 24 | 27 | 28 | 16 | 47 | 31 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 4 | 4 | 271 | 482 | 480 | 482 | 106 | 80 | 32 | 145 | 1388 | 482 | 463 | 94 | 47 | 138 | 531 | 149 | 3130 | 1070 | 936 | 143 |
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