Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Castles today (30 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Castles at 5PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.6m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Castles. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 26°C on Tue afternoon, min 22°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | S 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 13 | SE 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 25 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 43 | 28 | 21 | 16 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 11 | 27 | 53 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 10:27AM1.26m | 10:42PM1.27m | 11:04AM1.30m | 11:22PM1.20m | 11:47AM1.32m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:31PM0.09m | 4:49AM0.05m | 5:16PM0.12m | 5:27AM0.07m | 6:09PM0.15m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:29 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 13 |
Temp °C | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 23 |
Feels °C | 24 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 4 | S 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 25 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 28 | 21 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 7 | 23 | 24 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | NE 5 | E 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SE 8 | SE 13 | SSW 4 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 22 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 27 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | SE 5 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 13 | — | SE 12 |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 | — | 53 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 2 | S 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | E 3 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 7 | 19 | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 7 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 565 | 2515 | 1577 | 2215 | 96 | 4 | 434 | 434 | 1387 | 944 | 936 | 1170 | 1170 | 434 | 434 | 434 | 434 | 477 | 973 | 676 | 187 |
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