
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Castles today (06 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Castles at 3PM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (06 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Evening (06 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Castles. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 31°C on Fri afternoon, min 22°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Fri night, fresh winds from the WSW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
49 | 40 | 41 | 41 | 49 | 64 | 80 | 83 | 78 | 52 | 41 | 40 | 47 | 64 | 78 | 71 | 64 | 56 | 60 | 62 | 60 | 76 | 99 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:12AM1.01m | 2:52PM1.26m | 3:18AM0.95m | 4:02PM1.29m | 4:40AM0.94m | 5:16PM1.35m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:23AM0.12m | 9:32PM0.23m | 9:22AM0.13m | 10:48PM0.20m | 10:33AM0.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 27 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 25 |
Feels °C | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 22 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
23 | 23 | 24 | 17 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 52 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 15 | 21 | 22 | 64 | 45 | 44 | 40 | 30 | 31 | 23 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | SE 7 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 8 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 |
2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 18 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 35 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 9 | — | E 11 | E 10 | — | — | — | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | — | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | — | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 |
49 | 40 | 41 | 41 | 49 | 64 | 80 | 83 | 78 | — | 41 | 40 | 47 | 64 | 78 | 71 | — | 56 | 60 | 62 | 60 | 76 | 99 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 100 | 96 | 87 | 947 | 1070 | 993 | 87 | 62 | 16 | 16 | 35 | 94 | 1564 | 111 | 0 | 24 | 22 | 0 | 22 | 56 | 32 | 82 | 187 |
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