Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Castles today (14 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Castles at 7AM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (14 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
| Evening (14 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Castles. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Wed night, fresh winds from the WNW by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | ENE 8 | NE 4 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | S 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 32 | 30 | 32 | 39 | 40 | 30 | 22 | 21 | 14 | 12 | 25 | 67 | 78 | 63 | 43 | 30 | 94 | 16 | 24 | 30 | 52 | 91 | 200 | 95 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:01PM1.07m | 11:20AM1.32m | 11:43PM1.00m | 12:03PM1.26m | 00:30AM0.93m | 12:51PM1.20m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:54AM0.19m | 5:48PM0.20m | 5:31AM0.26m | 6:39PM0.27m | 6:14AM0.32m | 7:34PM0.31m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | — | 2 | 4 |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 19 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | SSW 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | 7 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 30 | 22 | 21 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 117 | 95 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 11 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | S 5 | S 5 | E 14 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 21 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | — | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | ENE 7 | E 15 | E 15 | E 9 | E 6 | E 8 |
| kJ | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 10 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | W 3 | WNW 3 | — | — | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | SE 10 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | WNW 3 |
| kJ | 32 | 30 | 32 | 39 | 40 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 11 | 25 | 67 | 78 | 63 | 43 | 30 | 94 | 16 | 24 | 30 | 52 | 91 | 200 | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 432 | 431 | 35 | 18 | 95 | 53 | 128 | 207 | 257 | 1171 | 1171 | 1171 | 1172 | 1173 | 1072 | 407 | 396 | 312 | 386 | 317 | 1163 | 487 | 306 | 480 |
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