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 5AM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| 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 7mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Wed afternoon, min 19°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 7 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 30 | 22 | 23 | 29 | 41 | 41 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 17 | 45 | 22 | 13 | 28 | 28 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:52AM1.10m | 1:27PM1.22m | 1:39AM1.01m | 2:14PM1.18m | 2:27AM0.92m | 3:06PM1.14m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:06AM0.16m | 7:48PM0.24m | 7:50AM0.22m | 8:43PM0.30m | 8:35AM0.28m | 9:43PM0.34m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 27 | 29 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 23 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 27 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 24 | 20 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 7 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 30 | 22 | 23 | 29 | 41 | 41 | 30 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 16 | 17 | 45 | 22 | 11 | 28 | 28 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ENE 4 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | NE 4 | SE 6 | SE 9 | — | — | SSE 6 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 |
| kJ | 8 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 19 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 15 | 1 | 9 | 13 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | — | — | SSE 12 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | S 6 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 3 | — | — | E 16 |
| kJ | 4 | 7 | 7 | — | — | 14 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ENE 2 | NE 2 | NE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 2 | — | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | — | SSW 3 | — | — | NE 2 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 145 | 138 | 157 | 161 | 145 | 280 | 306 | 95 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 95 | 226 | 623 | 480 | 423 | 463 | 95 | 95 | 257 | 489 | 531 | 313 | 482 |
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