
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Castles today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Castles at 8PM is: 0.4m 5s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 5s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Castles. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Fri morning, min 20°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Fri night, fresh winds from the ENE by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 13 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 5 | S 5 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 22 | 33 | 29 | 31 | 15 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | |
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 | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:43PM1.25m | 1:03AM0.98m | 1:30PM1.19m | 1:53AM0.91m | 2:22PM1.16m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:13PM0.27m | 7:02AM0.30m | 8:07PM0.33m | 7:50AM0.35m | 9:05PM0.37m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 7:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 |
Feels °C | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | ESE 7 |
8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 22 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 10 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | SE 12 |
8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 22 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 4 |
7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 14 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 2 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 5 | — | NE 7 | NE 4 | NE 3 | NE 3 |
— | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 33 | 29 | 31 | — | 22 | 12 | 4 | 7 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1163 | 1163 | 1163 | 564 | 480 | 257 | 386 | 463 | 386 | 434 | 1163 | 489 | 531 | 96 | 11 | 0 | 222 | 222 | 222 | 936 | 386 |
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