Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Castles today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Castles at 10PM is: 1.8m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Castles. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon night, min 8°C on Sat night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 6 | ESE 9 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 12 | 8 | 198 | 223 | 298 | 344 | 405 | 508 | 547 | 554 | 506 | 319 | 385 | 660 | 938 | 1386 | 2041 | 1660 | 2923 | 3221 | 2984 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:42PM1.16m | 2:17AM0.86m | 2:36PM1.12m | 3:20AM0.86m | 3:37PM1.11m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:27PM0.34m | 8:02AM0.39m | 9:22PM0.34m | 9:02AM0.40m | 10:19PM0.32m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 12 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 92 | — | — | — | — | — | 1660 | 2388 | 2632 | 2587 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | — | SE 7 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | NE 6 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 |
| kJ | 131 | 196 | 198 | 223 | 298 | 344 | 405 | 508 | 547 | 554 | 506 | 319 | 385 | 660 | 938 | 1386 | 2041 | 223 | 2923 | 3221 | 2984 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 347 | 936 | 936 | 973 | 973 | 944 | 434 | 143 | 143 | 136 | 141 | 1163 | 701 | 697 | 143 | 161 | 2217 | 701 | 474 | 697 | 576 |
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