Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Castles today (20 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 4s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Castles at 10PM is: 1.0m 5s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 1.0m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Castles. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 94mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 26°C on Thu night, min 19°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Thu night, calm by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 18 | 35 | 48 | 33 | 27 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 39 | 43 | 47 | 39 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 44 | 40 | 31 | 16 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | off | off |
High Tide | 3:06PM1.14m | 3:26AM0.87m | 4:08PM1.13m | 4:37AM0.84m | 5:10PM1.15m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:43PM0.34m | 9:27AM0.32m | 10:49PM0.35m | 10:28AM0.33m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 4 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 8 | 27 | 13 | 2 |
Temp °C | 27 | 26 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 26 | 25 | 23 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 9 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 |
| kJ | 18 | 18 | 48 | 33 | 27 | 21 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 20 | 39 | 38 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 31 | 16 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 5 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | S 4 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 8 | SSE 4 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 2 | 18 | 17 | 12 | 6 | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 16 | E 16 | E 7 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | S 5 | S 5 | ESE 14 | S 4 | SE 9 | ESE 13 | ESE 8 | SE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | 5 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 3 | S 4 | — | N 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | — | — | NE 6 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | — | ESE 3 |
| kJ | 4 | 35 | — | 4 | 43 | 69 | 72 | 52 | 39 | 43 | 47 | — | — | 38 | 38 | 44 | 40 | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 463 | 1388 | 482 | 463 | 531 | 482 | 489 | 489 | 936 | 3285 | 1093 | 531 | 482 | 489 | 247 | 386 | 386 | 386 | 37 |
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