Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Castles today (22 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Castles at 4PM is: 0.2m 13s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (22 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
| Evening (22 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Castles. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Warm (max 29°C on Sun afternoon, min 20°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | S 5 | SE 13 | SE 12 | S 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
43 | 35 | 34 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 32 | 16 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 31 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 4:37AM0.84m | 5:10PM1.15m | 5:38AM0.87m | 6:02PM1.19m | 6:28AM0.91m | 6:48PM1.24m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:28AM0.33m | 11:47PM0.33m | 11:27AM0.31m | 00:37AM0.28m | 12:18PM0.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | |
mm | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 24 |
Feels °C | 24 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 5 | ESE 8 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | S 5 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SSE 6 |
43 | 35 | 34 | 20 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 14 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 34 | 33 | 10 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | E 7 | E 6 | SE 11 |
20 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 14 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 4 | 3 | 31 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | ENE 5 | ENE 4 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SE 8 | — | E 6 |
1 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 26 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | — | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | SE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 5 | S 4 | WSW 3 | S 5 | SSW 5 | WSW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 2 | SW 3 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 3 |
— | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 23 | 32 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 33 | 32 | 3 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 163 | 222 | 386 | 2489 | 312 | 317 | 324 | 94 | 59 | 7 | 95 | 95 | 80 | 32 | 36 | 32 | 32 | 36 | 36 | 95 | 36 | 4 | 20 |
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