Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Castles today (28 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Castles at 3AM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Castles. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Fri afternoon, min 20°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
71 | 70 | 70 | 112 | 107 | 74 | 72 | 72 | 70 | 46 | 45 | 44 | 42 | 42 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:53PM1.34m | 9:17AM1.16m | 9:30PM1.34m | 9:52AM1.22m | 10:05PM1.31m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:32PM0.14m | 3:11AM0.08m | 3:12PM0.11m | 3:42AM0.05m | 3:51PM0.09m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
7:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 24 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | NE 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
71 | 70 | 70 | 112 | 107 | 74 | 72 | 72 | 70 | 46 | 45 | 44 | 42 | 42 | 30 | 30 | 9 | 29 | 30 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 8 | NE 4 | NE 4 |
3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 26 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 21 | 20 | 12 | 12 | 29 | 7 | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | S 5 | S 6 | S 5 |
— | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | — | — |
7 | 5 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 13 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1163 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 25 | 139 | 141 | 35 | 145 | 138 | 281 | 95 | 252 |
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