Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Castles today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Castles at 4AM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 16). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Castles. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 21°C on Fri night, min 8°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Fri night, strong winds from the NNE by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | S 4 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 40 | 59 | 45 | 40 | 32 | 27 | 13 | 8 | 221 | 233 | 382 | 493 | 618 | 753 | 847 | 990 | 959 | 896 | 1026 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 1:22AM0.88m | 1:42PM1.16m | 2:17AM0.86m | 2:36PM1.12m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:34PM0.31m | 7:06AM0.36m | 8:27PM0.34m | 8:02AM0.39m | 9:22PM0.34m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 19 | 21 | 18 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | -1 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | SE 9 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | ESE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 13 | 45 | 40 | 32 | 27 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | E 7 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 13 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | S 5 | WNW 2 | NNW 3 | N 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 40 | 59 | 1 | 5 | 33 | 117 | 141 | 261 | 221 | 233 | 382 | 493 | 618 | 753 | 847 | 990 | 959 | 896 | 1026 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1163 | 36 | 25 | 1305 | 531 | 303 | 936 | 936 | 936 | 973 | 936 | 1070 | 1070 | 431 | 143 | 143 | 701 | 701 | 697 |
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