
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Castles today (18 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 6s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Castles at 6AM is: 0.1m 14s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 4s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Castles. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 20°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sat night, calm by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 4 | S 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 64 | 200 | 176 | 176 | 154 | 166 | 124 | 80 | 85 | 69 | 67 | 66 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 52 | 35 | 22 | 44 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:50PM1.37m | 12:30PM1.21m | 00:40AM1.26m | 1:21PM1.19m | 1:29AM1.15m | 2:10PM1.18m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:17AM-0.05m | 6:28PM0.08m | 7:05AM0.01m | 7:26PM0.15m | 7:52AM0.07m | 8:22PM0.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:20 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 25 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 28 | 29 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 13 | SSW 6 | SE 13 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | NE 4 |
2 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 176 | 7 | 154 | 166 | 124 | 80 | 85 | 69 | 67 | 66 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 52 | 35 | 22 | 1 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | E 9 | SE 13 | E 8 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | — | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | NE 3 | NE 3 | ENE 4 | SE 8 |
7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 14 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | — | E 8 | — | E 8 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | — | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 12 |
8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 3 | S 4 | S 3 | S 3 | S 4 | S 5 | SSW 6 | — | S 7 | W 4 | — | NW 3 | N 3 | — | — | — | — | NNE 2 | NNE 3 | NE 3 | — | — | SE 3 | SSE 6 |
1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 64 | 200 | — | 176 | 6 | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 44 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 936 | 936 | 1388 | 1388 | 2330 | 44 | 67 | 96 | 32 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 25 | 247 | 280 | 306 | 936 | 654 |
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