
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Castles today (20 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Castles at 3AM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 19). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (20 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
| Evening (20 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Castles. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sun night, strong winds from the ENE by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 19 | Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | NE 5 | NE 6 | ENE 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
74 | 116 | 135 | 152 | 139 | 128 | 97 | 120 | 116 | 81 | 84 | 86 | 91 | 93 | 76 | 78 | 84 | 159 | 300 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:22PM1.13m | 4:00AM0.86m | 4:29PM1.14m | 5:08AM0.89m | 5:27PM1.17m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:09PM0.38m | 9:45AM0.39m | 11:09PM0.35m | 10:52AM0.37m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:55 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 7 | ESE 11 | E 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 9 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — |
34 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 139 | 12 | 97 | 120 | 116 | 20 | 84 | 86 | 91 | 93 | 76 | 78 | 62 | 65 | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | — | — | — | ESE 11 | — | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — |
1 | — | — | — | 12 | — | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 11 | — | E 10 | — | SE 11 | SE 11 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | 2 | — | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 7 | — | ESE 7 | S 4 | — | — | ESE 7 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | — | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | ENE 6 |
74 | 116 | 135 | 152 | — | 128 | 7 | — | — | 81 | 4 | 3 | 3 | — | 12 | 63 | 84 | 159 | 300 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1173 | 482 | 482 | 565 | 565 | 564 | 482 | 564 | 564 | 1388 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 312 | 477 | 936 | 487 | 312 |
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