Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Castles today (16 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Castles at 7PM is: 1.2m 5s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Castles. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Fri night, strong winds from the NE by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 9 | SSW 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | ESE 9 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 15 | 14 | 50 | 74 | 58 | 52 | 32 | 26 | 12 | 8 | 221 | 289 | 408 | 514 | 768 | 866 | 919 | 1194 | 1243 | 1347 | 1565 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | off | cross-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 | 12:51PM1.20m | 1:22AM0.88m | 1:42PM1.16m | 2:17AM0.86m | 2:36PM1.12m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:34PM0.31m | 7:06AM0.36m | 8:27PM0.34m | 8:02AM0.39m | 9:22PM0.34m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 17 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | -1 | -1 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 5 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 15 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 58 | 52 | 32 | 26 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | SE 5 | E 7 | E 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 9 | E 14 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 13 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | S 5 | S 5 | NW 2 | NNW 3 | N 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 3 | 14 | 50 | 74 | 1 | 9 | 35 | 87 | 136 | 231 | 221 | 289 | 408 | 514 | 768 | 866 | 919 | 1194 | 1243 | 1347 | 1565 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 317 | 317 | 1163 | 52 | 4 | 1397 | 531 | 298 | 936 | 936 | 936 | 936 | 936 | 947 | 431 | 431 | 482 | 1070 | 1072 | 1163 | 1369 |
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