Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Castles today (20 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Castles at 8PM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (20 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Evening (20 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Castles. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sun night, strong winds from the ENE by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 97 | 86 | 70 | 45 | 48 | 35 | 59 | 47 | 76 | 115 | 148 | 205 | 280 | 384 | 457 | 669 | 760 | 887 | 1046 | 1197 | 1180 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 4:29PM1.14m | 5:08AM0.89m | 5:27PM1.17m | 5:59AM0.96m | 6:14PM1.22m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:45AM0.39m | 11:09PM0.35m | 10:52AM0.37m | 11:58PM0.30m | 11:48AM0.32m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 20 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | — | — | — | — | E 15 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 97 | 86 | 70 | 45 | 48 | 35 | 59 | 47 | 55 | 51 | 43 | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | ESE 11 | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 12 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 18 | 18 | 12 | 18 | 11 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 10 | 15 | 22 | 30 | 25 | 14 | — | 10 | 76 | 115 | 148 | 205 | 280 | 384 | 457 | 669 | 760 | 887 | 1046 | 1197 | 1180 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 482 | 1565 | 1451 | 106 | 25 | 0 | 120 | 312 | 313 | 437 | 944 | 947 | 944 | 947 | 396 | 1070 | 565 | 803 | 294 | 565 | 564 |
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