
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Castles today (17 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Castles at 5PM is: 0.1m 14s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (17 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (17 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Castles. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 27°C on Sun afternoon, min 22°C on Sun morning). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | SSE 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 38 | 133 | 186 | 205 | 176 | 233 | 134 | 88 | 73 | 58 | 58 | 66 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 11:38AM1.21m | 11:50PM1.37m | 12:30PM1.21m | 00:40AM1.26m | 1:21PM1.19m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:31PM0.00m | 6:17AM-0.05m | 6:28PM0.08m | 7:05AM0.01m | 7:26PM0.15m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:21 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 28 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 30 | 31 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 24 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 4 | S 4 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 9 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 166 | 134 | 88 | 73 | 58 | 58 | 66 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | — | — | — | — |
7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 15 | — | SE 14 | SE 14 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 9 | — | — | E 8 | — | E 8 | E 8 | SE 13 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 12 |
8 | — | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ESE 2 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 7 | SSW 7 | — | NW 3 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 1 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 38 | 133 | 186 | 205 | 176 | 233 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2518 | 936 | 936 | 936 | 944 | 936 | 1070 | 1388 | 1388 | 2330 | 0 | 574 | 120 | 29 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 96 | 32 |
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