Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Castles today (19 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Castles at 2AM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Castles. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 29°C on Wed afternoon, min 21°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||
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 7 | SSE 7 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | NE 5 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
41 | 30 | 30 | 40 | 27 | 25 | 64 | 45 | 22 | 41 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 41 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:39AM1.01m | 2:14PM1.18m | 2:27AM0.92m | 3:06PM1.14m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:48PM0.24m | 7:50AM0.22m | 8:43PM0.30m | 8:35AM0.28m | 9:43PM0.34m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
7:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 29 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 22 | 23 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 7 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 7 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
41 | 30 | 25 | 24 | 27 | 23 | 64 | 45 | 11 | 41 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | NE 4 | NE 4 | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | S 4 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SSE 5 |
14 | 19 | 30 | 40 | 27 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 22 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | S 6 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 6 | — | E 6 | E 16 |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 5 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 5 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | 28 | 41 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 280 | 80 | 36 | 47 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 252 | 480 | 480 | 442 | 95 | 138 | 32 | 145 | 222 | 482 | 463 | 32 |
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