Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Castles today (20 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Castles at 9AM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (20 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 7s |
| Evening (20 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Castles. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 20°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Mon morning, strong winds from the SW by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 7 | SSW 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 51 | 35 | 34 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 32 | 44 | 25 | 52 | 117 | 134 | 106 | 221 | 278 | 352 | 496 | 470 | 504 | 528 | 612 | 870 | 912 | 692 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 1:29AM1.15m | 2:10PM1.18m | 2:16AM1.04m | 3:00PM1.16m | 3:08AM0.94m | 3:55PM1.14m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:52AM0.07m | 8:22PM0.21m | 8:36AM0.14m | 9:19PM0.26m | 9:22AM0.20m | 10:22PM0.29m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 25 |
Feels °C | 24 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SE 8 | SE 12 | SE 12 | — | E 10 | SE 12 | SE 8 | SE 12 | SE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 8 | S 9 | S 8 |
| kJ | 51 | 35 | 34 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 3 | 6 | 6 | — | 2 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 555 | 562 | 386 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 8 | — | SE 8 | — | — | — | E 10 | — | — | SE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | — | 3 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 12 | E 10 | SE 12 | SE 8 | — | SE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 6 | 2 | 6 | 3 | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 7 | SSW 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 32 | 44 | 25 | 52 | 117 | 134 | 106 | 221 | 278 | 352 | 496 | 470 | 504 | 528 | 612 | 870 | 912 | 692 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 32 | 32 | 32 | 222 | 434 | 434 | 973 | 936 | 531 | 115 | 1163 | 1163 | 1163 | 1163 | 77 | 32 | 306 | 116 | 116 | 95 | 95 | 82 | 4 | 0 |
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