Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Castles today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Castles at 12PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 21). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Castles. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 19°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | NE 6 | SE 9 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | S 4 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | S 5 | SE 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 31 | 26 | 39 | 44 | 46 | 40 | 36 | 34 | 28 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 36 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:26AM0.87m | 4:08PM1.13m | 4:37AM0.84m | 5:10PM1.15m | 5:38AM0.87m | 6:02PM1.19m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:27AM0.32m | 10:49PM0.35m | 10:28AM0.33m | 11:47PM0.33m | 11:27AM0.31m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 5 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 19 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 24 |
Feels °C | 16 | 18 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | S 4 | ENE 5 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | S 5 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | 11 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 31 | 26 | 39 | 44 | 46 | 40 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 19 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 12 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | NE 5 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | SE 6 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 13 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 15 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | S 5 | S 5 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | ESE 14 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 8 | ESE 12 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ESE 12 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 36 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | S 4 | — | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | WSW 3 | W 3 |
| kJ | 22 | 29 | 30 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 36 | 34 | 28 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | — | 16 | 19 | 18 | 3 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 489 | 489 | 936 | 1311 | 1311 | 317 | 141 | 138 | 138 | 145 | 565 | 163 | 324 | 317 | 128 | 442 | 434 | 95 | 434 | 80 | 36 | 32 | 280 |
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