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 3AM is: 0.5m 5s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| 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 61mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 31°C on Thu night, min 24°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 3 | S 4 | S 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 29 | 102 | 300 | 252 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 11:01PM1.47m | 11:38AM1.21m | 11:50PM1.37m | 12:30PM1.21m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:37PM-0.06m | 5:27AM-0.09m | 5:31PM0.00m | 6:17AM-0.05m | 6:28PM0.08m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:21 | — |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 6 | 33 | 15 |
Temp °C | 31 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 31 | 33 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 26 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 13 | SE 13 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 15 | SE 15 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | NE 3 | NE 3 | ESE 8 | — | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | E 9 | E 8 |
| kJ | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 7 | — | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 14 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — | SE 14 | — | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | — | 8 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 3 | NE 3 | — | — | — | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 3 | S 4 | S 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | 10 | 8 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 29 | 102 | 300 | 252 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1388 | 157 | 257 | 1388 | 1369 | 944 | 947 | 936 | 936 | 973 | 944 | 947 | 1388 | 944 | 3211 | 2330 | 1249 | 37 | 128 |
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