Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Castles today (26 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Castles at 9PM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm August 26). An open ocean swell of 1.7m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.6m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Castles. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 29°C on Wed afternoon, min 28°C on Wed afternoon). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | E 9 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | S 8 | E 8 | SSE 8 | ESE 8 | S 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 111 | 80 | 62 | 61 | 90 | 89 | 87 | 86 | 76 | 41 | 83 | 42 | 300 | 209 | 208 | 152 | 147 | 184 | 150 | 186 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 6:43PM1.91m | 6:03AM2.08m | 7:07PM2.00m | 6:44AM2.18m | 7:32PM2.07m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:06PM0.40m | 00:15AM0.96m | 12:41PM0.33m | 00:49AM0.80m | 1:14PM0.30m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — |
mm | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 25 | 26 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 9 |
| kJ | 382 | 350 | 528 | 497 | 431 | 450 | 362 | 377 | 393 | 446 | 410 | 418 | 338 | 338 | 274 | 194 | 164 | 139 | 152 | 156 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 6 | E 7 | E 12 | SW 9 | SW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | S 7 | S 6 |
| kJ | 111 | 80 | 56 | 49 | 47 | 45 | 42 | 41 | 153 | 165 | 122 | 39 | 75 | 152 | 194 | 227 | 166 | 108 | 52 | 29 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 15 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | ESE 8 | SE 10 | E 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 38 | 66 | 62 | 61 | 90 | 89 | 87 | 86 | 40 | 41 | 39 | 42 | 15 | 72 | 47 | 47 | 46 | 46 | 31 | 30 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | S 8 | SSE 4 | SSE 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 |
| kJ | 963 | 773 | 368 | 220 | 254 | 262 | 260 | 232 | 76 | 32 | 83 | 226 | 300 | 209 | 208 | 152 | 147 | 184 | 150 | 186 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 596 | 596 | 588 | 588 | 588 | 596 | 588 | 588 | 588 | 605 | 42 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 28 | 17 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
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