
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Long Strand-Castlefreke today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 3s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 3s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Long Strand-Castlefreke at 10AM is: 0.8m 3s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 3s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 3s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Long Strand-Castlefreke. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Fri morning, light winds from the W by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SW 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
29 | 28 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 23 | 17 | 26 | 10 | 39 | 79 | 66 | 96 | 109 | 128 | 143 | 112 | 73 | 51 | 38 | 35 | 31 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:33AM2.88m | 9:54PM2.68m | 10:18AM2.64m | 10:44PM2.44m | 11:17AM2.42m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:46PM0.82m | 4:03AM0.93m | 4:37PM1.05m | 5:02AM1.14m | 5:50PM1.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | SW 7 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | W 10 | W 10 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SW 6 |
29 | 28 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 23 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 20 | 20 | 25 | 25 | 73 | 51 | 38 | 35 | 31 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | S 14 | S 13 | S 14 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | S 18 | S 18 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | W 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 |
2 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 21 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 16 | S 19 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | W 12 | — | S 12 | SW 12 | — | — | W 14 | S 12 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 6 | — | — | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WSW 7 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | W 2 | W 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | — |
8 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 26 | 10 | 39 | 79 | 66 | 96 | 109 | 128 | 143 | 112 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 72 | 72 | 632 | 470 | 470 | 470 | 295 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 425 | 480 | 480 | 100 | 100 | 480 | 480 | 494 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 8 |
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