Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Castles today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Castles at 6PM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Castles. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 30°C on Wed afternoon, min 22°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 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) | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
29 | 41 | 41 | 30 | 30 | 40 | 27 | 25 | 60 | 61 | 22 | 41 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 1:27PM1.22m | 1:39AM1.01m | 2:14PM1.18m | 2:27AM0.92m | 3:06PM1.14m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:48PM0.24m | 7:50AM0.22m | 8:43PM0.30m | 8:35AM0.28m | 9:43PM0.34m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 7:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 |
Feels °C | 27 | 26 | 28 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 7 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 7 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
29 | 41 | 41 | 30 | 25 | 24 | 27 | 23 | 60 | 61 | 11 | 41 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 6 | NE 4 | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | S 3 | S 4 | E 6 | E 7 |
6 | 6 | 14 | 19 | 30 | 40 | 27 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | S 6 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 6 | SE 5 | — | SE 5 |
— | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | ENE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 5 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | — | — | NE 2 | NE 3 | NE 4 |
1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 5 | 6 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 106 | 280 | 281 | 280 | 80 | 53 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 35 | 482 | 67 | 476 | 95 | 222 | 145 | 138 | 1388 | 464 | 482 | 463 |
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