Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Castles today (30 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Castles at 2AM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Castles. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 27°C on Tue afternoon, min 22°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
30 | 30 | 31 | 33 | 34 | 24 | 25 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 24 | 27 | 21 | 16 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 10:05PM1.31m | 10:27AM1.26m | 10:42PM1.27m | 11:04AM1.30m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:51PM0.09m | 4:14AM0.04m | 4:31PM0.09m | 4:49AM0.05m | 5:16PM0.12m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
7:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 5 | S 5 | S 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 |
10 | 30 | 31 | 33 | 34 | 24 | 25 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 15 | 10 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 |
30 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 17 | 16 | 22 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 5 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 2 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 15 | 24 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 222 | 106 | 257 | 257 | 257 | 565 | 386 | 434 | 2330 | 96 | 67 | 4 | 128 | 257 | 434 | 944 | 936 | 1077 | 1170 |
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