Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Castles today (16 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Castles at 6AM is: 0.5m 5s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 4s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Castles. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 22°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SSW on Fri morning, strong winds from the NE by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | SE 9 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | ESE 9 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 25 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 50 | 88 | 130 | 69 | 49 | 38 | 20 | 8 | 352 | 420 | 641 | 946 | 1289 | 1604 | 2080 | 2001 | 2044 | 2114 | 2291 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 00:30AM0.93m | 12:51PM1.20m | 1:22AM0.88m | 1:42PM1.16m | 2:17AM0.86m | 2:36PM1.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:14AM0.32m | 7:34PM0.31m | 7:06AM0.36m | 8:27PM0.34m | 8:02AM0.39m | 9:22PM0.34m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | -1 | -2 | -3 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 25 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 89 | 69 | 49 | 38 | 20 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 7 | E 8 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | S 6 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 15 | 14 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | E 15 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 15 | E 14 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 9 | ESE 6 | — | — | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 4 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | SE 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 6 | NNW 3 | N 4 | N 5 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 7 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 19 | 50 | 88 | 130 | 6 | 33 | 78 | 136 | 269 | 352 | 420 | 641 | 946 | 1289 | 1604 | 2080 | 2001 | 2044 | 2114 | 2291 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 418 | 139 | 139 | 317 | 317 | 1163 | 77 | 0 | 4 | 531 | 298 | 303 | 936 | 936 | 973 | 973 | 446 | 446 | 306 | 298 | 431 | 431 | 431 | 1072 |
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