Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Castles today (31 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Castles at 7PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (31 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (31 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Castles. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 32°C on Tue afternoon, min 22°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 11 | 27 | 53 | 116 | 134 | 116 | 114 | 106 | 96 | 94 | 92 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:04AM1.30m | 11:22PM1.20m | 11:47AM1.32m | 00:08AM1.13m | 12:37PM1.32m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:16PM0.12m | 5:27AM0.07m | 6:09PM0.15m | 6:13AM0.11m | 7:10PM0.19m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:27 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 27 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 28 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 |
Feels °C | 23 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 28 | 23 | 22 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SSW 4 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ENE 6 |
22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 7 | 23 | 10 | 116 | 134 | 116 | 114 | 106 | 96 | 94 | 70 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 13 | SE 8 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | SE 10 |
3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 11 | 27 | 24 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 92 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | — | S 15 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 10 | SE 12 | — | E 7 | — | — | SSW 5 | — | SSW 5 | S 5 |
— | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 4 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 53 | — | 1 | — | — | 9 | — | 9 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 2 | SSE 3 | SE 2 | SSE 3 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | NNE 4 | NE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | — |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 12 | — | 1 | 2 | 18 | 58 | 80 | 82 | 85 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1172 | 1170 | 1170 | 1172 | 2204 | 434 | 434 | 434 | 434 | 471 | 149 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 69 | 312 | 313 | 69 | 71 | 2363 | 161 |
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