Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Castles today (20 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Castles at 4PM is: 0.5m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (20 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 7s |
| Evening (20 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Castles. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 53mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 19°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Mon morning, fresh winds from the SW by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 35 | 34 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 32 | 20 | 37 | 44 | 67 | 69 | 138 | 290 | 380 | 371 | 389 | 470 | 612 | 470 | 476 | 720 | 800 | 675 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:10PM1.18m | 2:16AM1.04m | 3:00PM1.16m | 3:08AM0.94m | 3:55PM1.14m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:52AM0.07m | 8:22PM0.21m | 8:36AM0.14m | 9:19PM0.26m | 9:22AM0.20m | 10:22PM0.29m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 35 | 6 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 24 | 25 |
Feels °C | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SE 8 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | — | SE 8 | SE 12 | SE 12 | — | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 35 | 34 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | 2 | 6 | 5 | — | 371 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 800 | 675 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 12 | — | — | — | — | SE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 10 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | — | — | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | S 7 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 32 | 20 | 37 | 44 | 67 | 69 | 138 | 290 | 380 | 295 | 389 | 470 | 612 | 470 | 476 | 720 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 32 | 32 | 163 | 1575 | 973 | 1060 | 329 | 491 | 531 | 100 | 1163 | 1163 | 1163 | 1163 | 313 | 1114 | 95 | 116 | 116 | 95 | 32 | 29 | 16 |
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