Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Castletown today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Castletown at 3PM is: 0.4m 4s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 4s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Castletown. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Wed night, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the NW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 10 | S 10 | S 3 | S 11 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 |
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5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:46AM4.94m | 00:01AM5.33m | 12:31PM5.07m | 00:44AM5.47m | 1:14PM5.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:32AM0.38m | 5:49PM0.60m | 6:18AM0.16m | 6:32PM0.47m | 7:01AM0.06m | 7:13PM0.41m | |||||||||||||||||
5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:52 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | ESE 3 | ESE 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | — | S 12 | — | — | S 10 | SSW 3 | S 3 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | — | 3 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | — | — | — | — | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 3 | — | — |
— | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 3 | — | SSW 3 | — | SSW 4 | — | — | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 |
5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 3 | — | — | 16 | 22 | 14 | 13 | 14 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 222 | 222 | 235 | 235 | 222 | 225 | 208 | 208 | 166 | 166 | 166 | 166 | 208 | 166 | 166 | 166 | 253 | 278 | 280 | 303 | 636 | 280 | 280 |
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