Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Castles today (30 Aug):
- 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 11PM is: 0.9m 4s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | - | - |
| 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 ForecastHeavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 31°C on Tue afternoon, min 22°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | SSW 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 13 | SE 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
18 | 18 | 33 | 27 | 20 | 16 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 11 | 27 | 53 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:42PM1.27m | 11:04AM1.30m | 11:22PM1.20m | 11:47AM1.32m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:31PM0.09m | 4:49AM0.05m | 5:16PM0.12m | 5:27AM0.07m | 6:09PM0.15m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:29 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 11 |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 29 | 31 | 29 | 24 |
Feels °C | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | S 4 |
18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 7 | 23 | 9 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | NE 5 | E 5 | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 3 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 13 | SE 8 |
3 | 1 | 1 | — | 17 | 16 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 27 | 24 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 10 | SE 12 |
2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 53 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 3 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SW 4 | — | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 |
7 | 14 | 33 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 9 | — | 4 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 10 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2441 | 434 | 136 | 25 | 222 | 325 | 1072 | 889 | 936 | 1170 | 1170 | 434 | 434 | 434 | 434 | 471 | 471 | 7 | 0 |
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