
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Castles today (21 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 6s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Castles at 6PM is: 1.8m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (21 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
| Evening (21 Jul) | 7ft (2.2m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Castles. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 41mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 20°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Tue afternoon, light winds from the E by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
43 | 129 | 171 | 368 | 271 | 502 | 581 | 688 | 552 | 485 | 304 | 354 | 260 | 190 | 165 | 165 | 131 | 74 | 72 | 54 | 48 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:00PM1.16m | 3:08AM0.94m | 3:55PM1.14m | 4:09AM0.88m | 4:52PM1.15m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:36AM0.14m | 9:19PM0.26m | 9:22AM0.20m | 10:22PM0.29m | 10:14AM0.24m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — | |
mm | — | — | 5 | 21 | 10 | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 26 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 25 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | SE 12 | SE 12 | — | S 7 | S 8 | — | — | — | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 |
19 | 5 | 5 | — | 271 | 502 | — | — | — | 331 | 304 | 354 | 260 | 190 | 165 | 165 | 131 | 74 | 72 | 54 | 48 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 20 | 18 | 12 | 11 | 42 | 39 | 39 | 36 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | — | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 |
43 | 129 | 171 | 368 | — | 336 | 581 | 688 | 552 | 485 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 10 | 18 | 26 | 21 | 15 | 7 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1163 | 1163 | 1163 | 29 | 37 | 115 | 306 | 312 | 106 | 29 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 74 | 71 | 32 | 73 | 306 | 280 | 116 |
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