Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Castles today (15 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Castles at 6AM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (15 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (15 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Castles. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Warm (max 29°C on Mon afternoon, min 21°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Sat night, fresh winds from the SSE by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | ESE 9 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 8 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 13 | 18 | 12 | 14 | 42 | 83 | 141 | 130 | 96 | 66 | 50 | 66 | 79 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 11:08AM1.30m | 11:21PM1.32m | 11:54AM1.29m | 00:06AM1.21m | 12:40PM1.26m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:55AM-0.06m | 5:09PM0.02m | 5:38AM0.00m | 6:00PM0.10m | 6:22AM0.08m | 6:54PM0.18m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 19 | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 27 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | NE 3 | ENE 4 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | ESE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | SE 8 | ESE 8 | — | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | 2 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 11 | — | — | 11 | 7 | — | 96 | 66 | 50 | 66 | 79 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 9 | SSE 6 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | SW 6 | S 9 | SE 9 | — | — |
| kJ | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 46 | 2 | 3 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | — | S 6 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | NE 4 | — | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 9 | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | — | — | ESE 4 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | WSW 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 12 | 14 | 42 | 83 | 141 | 130 | — | — | 6 | 3 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 618 | 565 | 565 | 1439 | 2640 | 2640 | 2348 | 623 | 1187 | 2209 | 1439 | 1170 | 1249 | 2637 | 1243 | 1125 | 1116 | 1249 | 29 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 32 | 25 |
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