Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Long Strand-Castlefreke today (20 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 5s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Long Strand-Castlefreke at 9AM is: 0.8m 4s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 20). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 5s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Long Strand-Castlefreke. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue morning, min 8°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Tue night, light winds from the WSW by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 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) | WSW 11 | SSE 5 | WSW 12 | SSE 4 | S 5 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | W 4 | WSW 12 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 5 | SSW 7 | S 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 13 | 32 | 14 | 24 | 65 | 197 | 204 | 74 | 156 | 147 | 140 | 50 | 29 | 27 | 54 | 71 | 95 | 98 | 95 | 84 | 113 | 55 | 147 | 566 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:35AM2.29m | 1:17PM2.39m | 1:55AM2.40m | 2:25PM2.55m | 2:53AM2.60m | 3:15PM2.77m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:10AM1.18m | 7:52PM1.12m | 8:18AM1.05m | 8:50PM0.94m | 9:10AM0.85m | 9:35PM0.72m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:29 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 4 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 8 | 3 | 1 |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | -4 | -3 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | ESE 5 | WSW 12 | E 6 | ESE 6 | W 11 | S 7 | S 7 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | W 11 | SW 8 | SSW 7 | S 8 |
| kJ | 18 | 40 | 14 | 32 | 24 | 2 | 204 | 74 | 156 | 147 | 140 | 50 | 29 | 26 | 54 | 71 | 95 | 98 | 95 | 84 | 9 | 31 | 147 | 566 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | S 11 | SW 8 | WSW 11 | W 14 | — | SW 15 | S 7 | SSE 6 | S 7 | — | — | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | S 16 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 |
| kJ | 13 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 4 | — | 9 | 23 | 8 | 1 | — | — | 27 | 13 | 10 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | — | W 12 | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 |
| kJ | 2 | — | 11 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 6 | SSE 4 | S 5 | S 6 | W 3 | W 4 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | W 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | W 2 | — | — | SSW 8 | S 5 | ESE 5 | N 4 |
| kJ | 33 | 32 | 64 | 24 | 65 | 197 | 8 | 73 | 54 | 40 | 31 | 36 | 24 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 113 | 55 | 90 | 23 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 33 | 90 | 108 | 286 | 287 | 120 | 250 | 295 | 308 | 403 | 339 | 322 | 359 | 647 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 90 | 90 | 308 | 96 | 429 |
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