Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Castles today (24 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Castles at 1AM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 23). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (24 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (24 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Castles. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Mon afternoon, min 19°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 12 | S 6 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
14 | 35 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 6:02PM1.19m | 6:28AM0.91m | 6:48PM1.24m | 7:13AM0.97m | 7:32PM1.29m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:37AM0.28m | 12:18PM0.27m | 1:21AM0.23m | 1:05PM0.23m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
7:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 23 |
Feels °C | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 18 | 17 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | ESE 12 | S 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 11 | SSE 5 | SE 11 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
6 | 14 | 34 | 27 | 25 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 10 | 31 | 10 | 30 | 8 | 7 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | E 7 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SSE 6 | SE 11 | SSE 5 | SE 11 | SE 11 | S 5 | S 5 | S 4 | E 6 |
14 | 4 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 10 | 30 | 5 | 30 | 29 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | SE 9 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | N 3 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 |
4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | S 6 | W 3 | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 2 | N 3 | N 3 | — | SW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 |
6 | 35 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 2 | — | 2 | 4 | 3 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 463 | 37 | 32 | 32 | 25 | 32 | 32 | 87 | 52 | 25 | 32 | 32 | 95 | 138 | 149 | 257 | 32 | 95 | 32 |
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