Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Long Strand-Castlefreke today (24 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Long Strand-Castlefreke at 12PM is: 0.3m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 24). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (24 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (24 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Long Strand-Castlefreke. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon morning, min 15°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Mon morning, light winds from the NE by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
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41 | 40 | 40 | 38 | 36 | 222 | 205 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 25 | 14 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 33 | 33 | 20 | 19 | 14 | 14 | 14 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 3:18AM2.46m | 3:45PM2.61m | 4:09AM2.65m | 4:31PM2.81m | 4:50AM2.86m | 5:09PM3.01m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:35AM1.01m | 10:06PM0.91m | 10:25AM0.82m | 10:49PM0.72m | 11:05AM0.62m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:36 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 |
Feels °C | 10 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSW 8 | E 5 | ESE 5 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
41 | 40 | 40 | 38 | 36 | 222 | 205 | 168 | 123 | 93 | 83 | 25 | 11 | 24 | 13 | 22 | 10 | 12 | 20 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 8 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | S 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 8 | SE 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SE 6 | S 8 | S 8 | SE 4 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 14 | 10 | 22 | 22 | 13 | 33 | 33 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 14 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SE 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | W 7 | W 7 |
2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 9 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | E 4 | E 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | — | — | ESE 7 | — | NE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | — | E 5 | E 5 | E 4 | E 4 | ESE 4 | SE 4 |
13 | 24 | 62 | 119 | 155 | — | — | 197 | — | 28 | 20 | 25 | 33 | 24 | 17 | 16 | — | 15 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 2 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 2 | 61 | 56 | 26 | 2 | 88 | 86 | 86 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 86 | 100 | 100 | 96 | 90 |
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