Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Castles today (17 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Castles at 8AM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am June 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (17 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
| Evening (17 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Castles. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Thu afternoon, min 18°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Wed morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
34 | 32 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 43 | 72 | 56 | 139 | 175 | 170 | 175 | 212 | 239 | 149 | 127 | 135 | 152 | 169 | 187 | 251 | 89 | 65 | 63 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:04AM1.12m | 11:20PM1.49m | 12:01PM1.12m | 00:15AM1.40m | 12:59PM1.12m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:00AM-0.12m | 4:50PM-0.05m | 5:54AM-0.09m | 5:49PM0.01m | 6:49AM-0.05m | 6:51PM0.08m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:27 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 23 |
Feels °C | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 25 | 26 | 29 | 25 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 14 | S 6 | ESE 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 |
34 | 32 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 181 | 7 | 127 | 135 | 152 | 169 | 187 | 177 | 89 | 65 | 63 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | E 9 | E 6 | SE 16 | SE 16 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | SE 14 | SE 14 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 5 | E 7 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 |
2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 6 | E 8 | E 6 | E 6 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | E 12 | — | — | E 7 | E 8 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | — | E 7 | E 6 | E 7 | E 5 |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | — | WNW 3 | — | — | — | S 8 | WSW 3 | W 3 | W 3 |
— | — | — | — | — | 43 | 72 | 56 | 139 | 175 | 170 | 175 | 212 | 239 | 149 | — | 4 | — | — | — | 251 | 6 | 3 | 3 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 115 | 281 | 281 | 463 | 618 | 1388 | 1287 | 1249 | 306 | 676 | 1249 | 1249 | 1198 | 100 | 29 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 22 | 29 | 37 | 36 | 25 |
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