Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Castles today (12 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Castles at 12PM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.1m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 12). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (12 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (12 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Castles. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | S 7 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 525 | 433 | 339 | 228 | 192 | 105 | 60 | 35 | 27 | 25 | 19 | 13 | 33 | 18 | 41 | 72 | 82 | 77 | 104 | 54 | 52 | 40 | 51 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:05AM1.41m | 10:22PM1.15m | 10:42AM1.37m | 11:01PM1.07m | 11:20AM1.32m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:46AM0.06m | 4:23PM0.08m | 4:20AM0.12m | 5:04PM0.13m | 4:54AM0.19m | 5:48PM0.20m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 15 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 24 |
Feels °C | 10 | 11 | 11 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | S 6 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 6 |
| kJ | 525 | 433 | 339 | 228 | 192 | 105 | 60 | 35 | 27 | 25 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 67 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 39 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 9 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SE 8 | NE 6 | S 8 | NE 5 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | E 13 | SE 10 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | 177 | 61 | 43 | 31 | 38 | 15 | 18 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 13 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | ENE 6 | S 8 | ENE 5 | S 7 | S 7 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SE 11 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 11 | SE 11 | — | — | SE 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 84 | 54 | 22 | 29 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | — | — | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | — | — | — | NW 3 | — | — | — | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 5 |
| kJ | 31 | 66 | 64 | 95 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 9 | 33 | 18 | 41 | 72 | 82 | 77 | 104 | 54 | 52 | 40 | 51 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 74 | 298 | 138 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 4 | 32 | 434 | 434 | 1173 | 306 | 434 | 446 | 432 | 431 | 67 | 82 | 22 | 4 | 0 |
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