Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Castles today (05 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 17s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 17s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 17s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Castles at 4PM is: 3.5m 17s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.3m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00am August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 17s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 15ft (4.5m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Castles. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 230mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Wed morning, min 28°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NE on Wed morning, extremely windy from the NW by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 16 | E 17 | E 17 | E 17 | E 18 | E 17 | E 17 | E 17 | ENE 17 | E 17 | ENE 16 | ENE 16 | ENE 16 | ENE 17 | ENE 17 | ENE 17 | ENE 17 | ENE 16 | NE 15 | ENE 14 | ENE 13 | NE 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3301 | 4252 | 4988 | 6103 | 8821 | 10763 | 11097 | 12075 | 15337 | 14491 | 17805 | 20683 | 19015 | 28701 | 30203 | 28598 | 30691 | 24093 | 16114 | 4709 | 1648 | 635 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:06AM1.80m | 11:02PM2.00m | 12:14PM1.65m | 11:47PM1.97m | 1:55PM1.55m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:57AM0.61m | 4:56PM0.91m | 5:54AM0.62m | 5:38PM1.09m | 7:08AM0.62m | 6:40PM1.26m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:12 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 29 | 68 | 78 | 15 |
Temp °C | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 |
Feels °C | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 16 | E 17 | E 17 | E 17 | E 18 | E 17 | E 17 | E 17 | ENE 17 | E 17 | ENE 16 | ENE 16 | ENE 16 | ENE 17 | ENE 17 | ENE 17 | ENE 17 | ENE 16 | NE 15 | ENE 14 | ENE 13 | NE 12 |
| kJ | 3301 | 4252 | 4988 | 6103 | 8821 | 10763 | 11097 | 12075 | 15337 | 14491 | 17805 | 20683 | 19015 | 28701 | 30203 | 28598 | 30691 | 24093 | 16114 | 4709 | 1648 | 635 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 7 | SSE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 12 |
| kJ | 32 | 32 | 28 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1380 | 585 | 189 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 15 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 143 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | N 6 | — | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNW 8 | N 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 10 | NNW 11 | NW 12 | WNW 11 | W 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 174 | — | — | — | — | — | 324 | — | 770 | 808 | 1493 | 515 | 2491 | 3484 | 5882 | 12324 | 22746 | 17542 | 21371 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 28 | 63 | 770 | 770 | 596 | 596 | 588 | 588 | 596 | 596 | 770 | 770 | 770 | 596 | 596 | 596 | 596 | 759 | 1293 | 770 | 1293 | 40 |
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