Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Castles today (17 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Castles at 7AM is: 1.5m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 1.3m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Castles. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 30°C on Mon afternoon, min 23°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SW 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 6 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 88 | 139 | 119 | 83 | 66 | 44 | 46 | 46 | 70 | 64 | 53 | 53 | 41 | 40 | 40 | 38 | 40 | 27 | 21 | 16 | 23 | 22 | 14 | 12 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | cross-on | glassy | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 00:06AM1.21m | 12:40PM1.26m | 00:52AM1.10m | 1:27PM1.22m | 1:39AM1.01m | 2:14PM1.18m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:22AM0.08m | 6:54PM0.18m | 7:06AM0.16m | 7:48PM0.24m | 7:50AM0.22m | 8:43PM0.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — |
mm | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 24 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 26 | 23 | 24 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | 119 | 83 | 66 | 31 | 46 | 46 | 70 | 64 | 53 | 53 | 41 | 40 | 40 | 38 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 10 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 23 | 30 | 21 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 19 | 29 | 27 | 15 | 15 | 23 | 22 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SE 9 | SE 10 | — | S 14 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | S 6 | SE 11 | — | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | NE 4 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 40 | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | 1 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 6 | SW 6 | W 4 | W 3 | SW 6 | — | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 5 | SW 3 |
| kJ | 88 | 139 | 82 | 4 | 3 | 44 | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1198 | 22 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 32 | 32 | 138 | 280 | 35 | 4 | 0 | 32 | 25 | 53 | 281 | 281 | 434 | 434 |
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