
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Castles today (28 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Castles at 4AM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (28 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 5s |
| Evening (28 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Castles. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 27°C on Wed afternoon, min 20°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 42 | 40 | 42 | 74 | 108 | 184 | 199 | 187 | 104 | 55 | 55 | 62 | 117 | 117 | 94 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | off | off |
High Tide | 8:02PM1.28m | 8:28AM0.95m | 8:44PM1.31m | 9:10AM0.99m | 9:23PM1.33m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:36AM0.15m | 2:15PM0.16m | 3:13AM0.11m | 2:56PM0.14m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — | |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 23 |
Feels °C | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 25 | 29 | 28 | 25 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | S 7 | SSW 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 |
28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 42 | 40 | 27 | 26 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 104 | 55 | 55 | 62 | 117 | 117 | 94 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 6 | S 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | WSW 3 |
12 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 49 | 48 | 38 | 49 | 4 | 4 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 6 |
— | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | NW 2 | — | W 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | NW 2 |
5 | 13 | 21 | 24 | 17 | 22 | 42 | 74 | 108 | 184 | 199 | 187 | — | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 950 | 90 | 442 | 96 | 386 | 434 | 1070 | 1565 | 1369 | 136 | 16 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
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