
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Castletown today (20 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Castletown at 6PM is: 0.5m 5s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Castletown. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 38mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue morning, min 9°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Tue afternoon, near gales from the NW by Wed afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||
10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | W 6 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
25 | 32 | 18 | 15 | 8 | 13 | 25 | 48 | 72 | 55 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 25 | 39 | 27 | 21 | 62 | 22 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 7:27AM3.78m | 7:47PM4.07m | 8:41AM4.00m | 8:51PM4.32m | 9:31AM4.31m | 9:38PM4.61m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:29PM2.13m | 2:19AM1.66m | 2:41PM1.88m | 3:15AM1.33m | 3:31PM1.56m | ||||||||||||||||
7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | |
mm | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | -3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | W 14 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | E 4 | E 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | ESE 4 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | NW 4 | SSW 4 |
25 | 4 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 48 | 72 | 55 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 6 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 14 | — | ESE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | — | — | — | W 14 | W 14 | SSW 8 | — | NNW 5 | NW 4 | — | SSW 8 |
8 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 6 | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 6 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 22 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 13 | SSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 7 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 4 | S 6 | E 3 | ESE 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | E 4 | E 3 | — | NW 2 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 7 | SE 3 |
5 | 32 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 8 | — | 1 | 441 | 322 | 202 | 86 | 40 | 25 | 39 | 27 | 21 | 62 | 3 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 176 | 176 | 171 | 171 | 171 | 169 | 171 | 152 | 152 | 233 | 233 | 234 | 210 | 104 | 171 | 180 | 171 | 180 | 141 | 141 | 171 |
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