Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Castles today (30 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Castles at 10AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Castles. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 30°C on Tue afternoon, min 22°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSW 5 | SE 7 | SE 13 | SE 12 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
33 | 34 | 24 | 25 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 27 | 53 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off |
High Tide | 10:27AM1.26m | 10:42PM1.27m | 11:04AM1.30m | 11:22PM1.20m | 11:47AM1.32m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:14AM0.04m | 4:31PM0.09m | 4:49AM0.05m | 5:16PM0.12m | 5:27AM0.07m | 6:09PM0.15m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:29 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 30 | 29 | 27 |
Feels °C | 23 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 31 | 30 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 12 |
33 | 34 | 24 | 25 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 23 | 53 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | S 4 | SSW 4 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 9 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 8 |
6 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 16 | 16 | 16 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 27 | 23 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 5 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 | SE 10 | SE 14 | SE 11 | SE 10 | — |
2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 4 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSW 2 | SSW 3 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | — | — | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 |
— | — | — | — | 2 | 8 | 13 | 17 | 13 | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 19 | 19 | — | — | 14 | 13 | 11 | 7 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 257 | 257 | 386 | 386 | 434 | 2330 | 95 | 145 | 222 | 257 | 434 | 434 | 944 | 936 | 1077 | 1170 | 531 | 434 | 434 | 434 | 477 | 482 | 36 | 0 |
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