
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) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Castles at 11AM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| 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) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Castles. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 43mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 21°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 5 | S 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 3 | S 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 27 | 94 | 207 | 124 | 149 | 191 | 134 | 111 | 91 | 71 | 55 | 63 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 11:38AM1.21m | 11:50PM1.37m | 12:30PM1.21m | 00:40AM1.26m | 1:21PM1.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:27AM-0.09m | 5:31PM0.00m | 6:17AM-0.05m | 6:28PM0.08m | 7:05AM0.01m | 7:26PM0.15m | |||||||||||||||||
5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:21 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 29 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 25 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 27 | 25 | 28 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 30 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 4 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 13 | S 6 | S 7 | SE 13 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
11 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 124 | 149 | 7 | 134 | 111 | 91 | 71 | 55 | 63 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | E 8 | SE 13 | SE 13 | — | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | N 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 |
7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 7 | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 15 | SE 15 | — | — | — | — | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | SE 13 | SE 8 | SE 12 |
9 | 9 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 2 | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 4 | S 3 | S 3 | S 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | — | — | SSW 7 | — | NW 3 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 27 | 94 | 207 | — | — | 191 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 936 | 2209 | 2518 | 936 | 936 | 936 | 944 | 947 | 947 | 1388 | 1388 | 2330 | 0 | 45 | 138 | 95 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
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