Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Castles today (18 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Castles at 4AM is: 0.1m 14s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 5s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Castles. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 48mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 27°C on Sun afternoon, min 22°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 4 | S 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 14 | 52 | 161 | 186 | 237 | 206 | 227 | 135 | 86 | 69 | 56 | 61 | 65 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:50PM1.37m | 12:30PM1.21m | 00:40AM1.26m | 1:21PM1.19m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:31PM0.00m | 6:17AM-0.05m | 6:28PM0.08m | 7:05AM0.01m | 7:26PM0.15m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:21 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 6 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 |
Feels °C | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 135 | 86 | 69 | 56 | 61 | 65 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | — | SE 13 | SE 12 |
| kJ | — | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | — | 6 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 14 | — | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | — | SE 8 | — | N 8 |
| kJ | 8 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | S 3 | S 3 | S 5 | S 3 | S 3 | S 4 | S 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 7 | SSW 7 | W 4 | WNW 4 | NNW 2 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 52 | 161 | 186 | 237 | 206 | 227 | 16 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 936 | 936 | 936 | 936 | 944 | 944 | 1388 | 53 | 13 | 0 | 36 | 37 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
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