
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Castles today (13 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Castles at 12AM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 12). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (13 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (13 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Castles. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 27°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 12 | Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | |||||||||||||||||
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 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 7 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
181 | 84 | 58 | 36 | 29 | 25 | 12 | 13 | 33 | 20 | 34 | 59 | 70 | 77 | 64 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 40 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:22PM1.15m | 10:42AM1.37m | 11:01PM1.07m | 11:20AM1.32m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:23PM0.08m | 4:20AM0.12m | 5:04PM0.13m | 4:54AM0.19m | 5:48PM0.20m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 22 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 23 |
Feels °C | 22 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 23 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | ENE 6 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 8 | S 6 | S 5 |
181 | 84 | 58 | 22 | 29 | 25 | 12 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 31 | 29 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SE 8 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | E 11 | SE 7 | ENE 6 | E 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | E 13 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
52 | 45 | 28 | 36 | 15 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 12 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 9 | SE 9 | SE 11 | — | SE 11 | — | SE 10 | SE 10 |
71 | 42 | 38 | 29 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | — | 5 | — | 4 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | — | — | SSW 7 | S 7 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 |
— | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 9 | 33 | 20 | 34 | 59 | 70 | 77 | 64 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 40 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 32 | 386 | 386 | 441 | 566 | 434 | 432 | 432 | 24 | 36 | 53 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
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