Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Castles today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Castles at 12PM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 17). An open ocean swell of 1.7m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Castles. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon night, min 7°C on Sat afternoon). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 6 | S 6 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 11 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 24 | 26 | 13 | 8 | 247 | 298 | 355 | 389 | 573 | 700 | 739 | 796 | 736 | 696 | 770 | 976 | 1271 | 1739 | 1532 | 2538 | 2631 | 3015 | 3685 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | 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 | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:42PM1.16m | 2:17AM0.86m | 2:36PM1.12m | 3:20AM0.86m | 3:37PM1.11m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:06AM0.36m | 8:27PM0.34m | 8:02AM0.39m | 9:22PM0.34m | 9:02AM0.40m | 10:19PM0.32m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 6 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | ESE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 |
| kJ | 24 | 26 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1532 | 2062 | 2631 | 3015 | 2943 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 10 | 4 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | — | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | NE 6 | E 12 | — | NNE 7 | E 12 |
| kJ | 30 | 105 | 199 | 288 | 247 | 298 | 355 | 389 | 573 | 700 | 739 | 796 | 736 | 696 | 770 | 976 | 1271 | 1739 | 169 | 2538 | — | 373 | 3685 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 531 | 531 | 343 | 936 | 936 | 947 | 1070 | 944 | 145 | 944 | 143 | 138 | 141 | 141 | 1163 | 576 | 143 | 298 | 701 | 697 | 697 | 576 | 565 |
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