Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Castles today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Castles at 12PM is: 0.3m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 12). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 6s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Castles. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 31°C on Thu afternoon, min 23°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | ESE 8 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSW 6 | SW 4 | ESE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 56 | 35 | 29 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 8 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 8:47AM1.20m | 9:06PM1.51m | 9:37AM1.26m | 9:54PM1.48m | 10:23AM1.30m | 10:38PM1.41m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:45AM-0.06m | 2:41PM-0.06m | 3:31AM-0.09m | 3:32PM-0.06m | 4:14AM-0.09m | 4:21PM-0.04m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 7:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:53 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 26 | 29 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 25 | 23 | 25 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 24 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSW 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 35 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | — | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 11 | ESE 9 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | — | ESE 9 | SSW 4 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 1 | — | 9 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | — | SE 11 | SE 11 | E 7 | SE 11 | SE 14 | E 8 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 9 | E 13 | SE 13 | NE 4 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 5 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 2 | NNE 3 | S 6 | SSW 6 | S 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | WSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | — | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | NNW 2 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | — | S 5 | SSW 6 | SW 4 | WSW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 13 | 56 | 22 | 29 | 19 | — | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | 5 | 10 | 12 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1070 | 1451 | 2398 | 3286 | 973 | 971 | 944 | 944 | 25 | 67 | 4 | 161 | 222 | 252 | 257 | 1070 | 434 | 1079 | 2429 | 434 | 1072 | 317 | 565 |
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