Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Castles today (31 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Castles at 6AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (31 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (31 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Castles. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 32°C on Tue afternoon, min 22°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 8 | SE 8 | 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 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | 16 | 16 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 11 | 27 | 53 | 116 | 110 | 116 | 114 | 106 | 103 | 175 | 184 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 11:04AM1.30m | 11:22PM1.20m | 11:47AM1.32m | 00:08AM1.13m | 12:37PM1.32m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:49AM0.05m | 5:16PM0.12m | 5:27AM0.07m | 6:09PM0.15m | 6:13AM0.11m | 7:10PM0.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:27 | — | — | |
mm | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 29 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 |
Feels °C | 27 | 27 | 24 | 23 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | S 4 | S 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | S 4 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSW 5 | S 5 |
17 | 13 | 5 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 7 | 23 | 9 | 116 | 110 | 116 | 114 | 106 | 96 | 5 | 2 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | — | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 13 | SE 8 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 |
— | 16 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 27 | 24 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | — | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | — | S 15 | — | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 10 | SE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 4 | — | 8 | 7 | 4 | 53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | — | — | E 3 | E 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | — | — | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 |
19 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | — | 7 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 3 | 11 | 80 | 85 | 103 | 175 | 184 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 434 | 565 | 1072 | 434 | 1170 | 1170 | 1427 | 434 | 434 | 434 | 434 | 471 | 149 | 7 | 0 | 54 | 128 | 312 | 361 | 71 | 69 | 944 | 306 |
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