Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Castles today (30 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Castles at 4AM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 29). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (30 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (30 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Castles. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Sat afternoon, min 20°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 73 | 81 | 81 | 84 | 57 | 54 | 76 | 73 | 69 | 51 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 47 | 50 | 49 | 45 | 43 | 62 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:23PM1.33m | 9:48AM1.03m | 9:59PM1.32m | 10:24AM1.06m | 10:33PM1.30m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:56PM0.14m | 3:47AM0.08m | 3:33PM0.13m | 4:18AM0.07m | 4:10PM0.13m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
Feels °C | 25 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | NE 5 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 73 | 81 | 81 | 84 | 57 | 54 | 76 | 73 | 69 | 34 | 33 | 29 | 45 | 47 | 50 | 49 | 45 | 43 | 62 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | S 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | SW 4 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 51 | 45 | 45 | 28 | 21 | 18 | 19 | 13 | 13 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | SW 4 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 10 | SE 10 | — |
| kJ | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 4 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 |
| kJ | 10 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 25 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 149 | 138 | 25 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 29 | 280 | 280 | 280 |
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