
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Castles today (21 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 6s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Castles at 12AM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (21 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
| Evening (21 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Castles. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 20°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Tue night, light winds from the WNW by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | |||||||||||||||||
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 6 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 7 | S 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
33 | 21 | 39 | 21 | 37 | 72 | 80 | 58 | 133 | 328 | 485 | 596 | 713 | 607 | 365 | 302 | 418 | 427 | 295 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 2:10PM1.18m | 2:16AM1.04m | 3:00PM1.16m | 3:08AM0.94m | 3:55PM1.14m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:22PM0.21m | 8:36AM0.14m | 9:19PM0.26m | 9:22AM0.20m | 10:22PM0.29m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 22 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | S 7 | SE 8 | SE 12 | SE 12 | — | SE 12 | SE 8 | SE 12 | SE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
3 | 21 | 3 | 6 | 6 | — | 6 | 2 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 418 | 298 | 295 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 8 | SE 12 | — | — | — | E 9 | SE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
6 | 3 | 6 | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | E 10 | — | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
6 | 6 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 3 | S 6 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 7 | S 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — |
33 | 1 | 39 | 21 | 37 | 72 | 80 | 58 | 133 | 328 | 485 | 596 | 713 | 607 | 365 | 302 | 329 | 427 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 477 | 936 | 1070 | 944 | 1070 | 1012 | 1163 | 1163 | 1163 | 1163 | 324 | 1114 | 313 | 306 | 37 | 77 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
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