
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Castles today (18 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Castles at 5AM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Castles. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 25°C on Fri morning, min 19°C on Sat morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 4 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SE 12 | ESE 8 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 5 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 23 | 11 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 94 | 209 | 154 | 122 | 146 | 186 | 211 | 192 | 166 | 117 | 118 | 117 | 109 | 59 | 56 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:53AM0.91m | 2:22PM1.16m | 2:49AM0.87m | 3:22PM1.13m | 4:00AM0.86m | 4:29PM1.14m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:50AM0.35m | 9:05PM0.37m | 8:43AM0.38m | 10:09PM0.38m | 9:45AM0.39m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 23 | 23 | 24 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 24 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | E 7 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 4 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
18 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 22 | 22 | 35 | 35 | 21 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 19 | 28 | 28 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | E 7 | E 7 | SE 12 | ESE 8 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 9 | — | E 8 | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | — | SE 8 | SE 8 |
16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 23 | 11 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 7 | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 12 | 12 | — | 11 | 11 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 9 | ENE 7 | S 4 | S 4 | ESE 9 | — | — | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 11 | — | — | — | E 7 | — |
8 | 8 | 15 | 14 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 8 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | — | — | 1 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | ENE 7 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 2 | NE 4 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 5 |
17 | 15 | — | — | 15 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 94 | 209 | 154 | 122 | 146 | 186 | 211 | 192 | 166 | 117 | 118 | 117 | 109 | 59 | 56 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 324 | 4 | 149 | 257 | 222 | 257 | 434 | 399 | 434 | 459 | 431 | 431 | 161 | 1172 | 1170 | 482 | 623 | 565 | 565 | 565 | 564 | 434 | 399 | 361 |
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