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) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 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 7PM is: 1.6m 6s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 4s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Castles. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 27°C on Sat afternoon, min 20°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 4 | S 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 9 | 27 | 87 | 200 | 198 | 165 | 195 | 139 | 94 | 78 | 85 | 69 | 72 | 70 | 52 | 52 | 41 | 38 | 35 | 34 | 47 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | off | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | on | cross-on | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 12:30PM1.21m | 00:40AM1.26m | 1:21PM1.19m | 1:29AM1.15m | 2:10PM1.18m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:28PM0.08m | 7:05AM0.01m | 7:26PM0.15m | 7:52AM0.07m | 8:22PM0.21m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:20 | — |
mm | 1 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 27 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 24 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 20 | 18 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | — |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 195 | 139 | 94 | 78 | 85 | 69 | 72 | 70 | 52 | 52 | 41 | 38 | 35 | 34 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | N 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 8 | NE 3 | — | SE 8 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | — | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | E 8 | — | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | NE 4 | SE 12 | — | E 10 | SE 12 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 6 | — | 2 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | W 4 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | — | — | SE 2 | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | — | — | SSE 7 |
| kJ | 9 | 27 | 87 | 200 | 198 | 165 | 17 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | — | — | 47 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1388 | 3233 | 3242 | 0 | 11 | 77 | 29 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 32 | 4 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 207 | 280 | 306 | 306 | 306 |
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