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 12PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-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 14mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 32°C on Tue afternoon, min 22°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 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 | E 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | 16 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 11 | 27 | 53 | 90 | 134 | 116 | 114 | 106 | 96 | 94 | 124 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | 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 | 4:49AM0.05m | 5:16PM0.12m | 5:27AM0.07m | 6:09PM0.15m | 6:13AM0.11m | 7:10PM0.19m | |||||||||||||||||
6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:27 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 26 | 30 | 32 | 30 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 |
Feels °C | 27 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 28 | 30 | 33 | 32 | 29 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | S 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | S 4 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
13 | 5 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 7 | 23 | 9 | 90 | 134 | 116 | 114 | 106 | 96 | 94 | 76 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | — | ENE 3 | E 3 | — | SSW 4 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 13 | SE 8 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 |
16 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 27 | 24 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 10 | SE 12 | — | — | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 53 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | E 2 | ESE 3 | SSW 2 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | ENE 3 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 7 |
— | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 12 | — | — | — | 8 | 40 | 77 | 64 | 78 | 124 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 434 | 565 | 1170 | 434 | 434 | 1170 | 2204 | 434 | 434 | 434 | 434 | 471 | 149 | 7 | 0 | 24 | 69 | 187 | 321 | 312 | 1171 | 71 | 361 |
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