Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Castles today (11 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Castles at 7PM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm August 11). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (11 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (11 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Castles. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 40mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Warm (max 29°C on Tue afternoon, min 26°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | ENE 12 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 273 | 246 | 246 | 254 | 226 | 320 | 270 | 225 | 188 | 175 | 167 | 167 | 169 | 169 | 135 | 135 | 125 | 111 | 116 | 99 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 6:49PM1.95m | 6:02AM2.25m | 7:24PM2.04m | 6:54AM2.33m | 7:58PM2.11m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:04PM0.20m | 00:10AM1.00m | 12:51PM0.13m | 00:56AM0.82m | 1:33PM0.13m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 7:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 33 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | S 9 | SW 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 9 |
| kJ | 322 | 309 | 286 | 246 | 230 | 320 | 270 | 225 | 197 | 172 | 167 | 167 | 169 | 169 | 156 | 177 | 177 | 136 | 139 | 145 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 9 | S 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 273 | 246 | 246 | 284 | 226 | 216 | 247 | 211 | 188 | 175 | 142 | 118 | 120 | 138 | 135 | 135 | 107 | 84 | 84 | 84 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | ENE 12 | SSW 9 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 |
| kJ | 205 | 218 | 210 | 254 | 146 | 229 | 180 | 173 | 167 | 133 | 128 | 92 | 77 | 85 | 127 | 127 | 125 | 111 | 116 | 99 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 10 | 8 | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 16 | 16 | 48 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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