Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Castles today (23 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Castles at 5AM is: 0.2m 13s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Castles. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 19°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SSE 6 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | 16 | 26 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 26 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 50 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:38AM0.87m | 6:02PM1.19m | 6:28AM0.91m | 6:48PM1.24m | 7:13AM0.97m | 7:32PM1.29m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:47PM0.33m | 11:27AM0.31m | 00:37AM0.28m | 12:18PM0.27m | 1:21AM0.23m | 1:05PM0.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 |
Feels °C | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SE 12 | ESE 11 | SSE 6 | S 5 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
11 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 26 | 35 | 33 | 32 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 34 | 50 | 10 | 9 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | E 7 | E 7 | SE 11 | SE 11 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 |
17 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 3 | 4 | 31 | 30 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | SSE 4 | ENE 5 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | S 5 | E 6 | E 6 |
3 | 16 | 26 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | — | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | — | W 3 | — | SW 2 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 3 | NNW 2 | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | — | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 |
13 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 3 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 16 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 8 | 15 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 115 | 434 | 434 | 434 | 128 | 463 | 149 | 25 | 4 | 4 | 32 | 32 | 100 | 7 | 4 | 32 | 32 | 95 | 95 | 95 | 95 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
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