Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Castles today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Castles at 3PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Castles. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 38mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 27°C on Thu afternoon, min 20°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 5 | S 5 | SE 8 | SE 9 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | S 4 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 27 | 27 | 25 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 35 | 28 | 18 | 19 | 83 | 65 | 53 | 49 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 23 | 22 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:27AM0.92m | 3:06PM1.14m | 3:26AM0.87m | 4:08PM1.13m | 4:37AM0.84m | 5:10PM1.15m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:35AM0.28m | 9:43PM0.34m | 9:27AM0.32m | 10:49PM0.35m | 10:28AM0.33m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 |
Feels °C | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 9 | SE 8 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 |
| kJ | 27 | 27 | 25 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 28 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 20 | 18 | 31 | 23 | 22 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 10 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 16 | E 6 | E 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSE 5 | SSE 2 | S 4 | SSW 5 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 19 | 35 | 3 | 74 | 103 | 83 | 65 | 53 | 49 | 32 | 33 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 17 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 157 | 207 | 463 | 1388 | 482 | 59 | 149 | 482 | 489 | 489 | 936 | 1388 | 936 | 936 | 482 | 434 | 7 | 756 | 386 | 1116 | 7 | 7 | 36 |
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