Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Long Strand-Castlefreke today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 17s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Long Strand-Castlefreke at 5AM is: 0.2m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 20s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.6m 3s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 17s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Long Strand-Castlefreke. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon night, min 14°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 59 | 59 | 57 | 55 | 51 | 49 | 50 | 49 | 48 | 47 | 44 | 21 | 42 | 42 | 41 | 41 | 41 | |
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 | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:31AM3.12m | 9:53PM2.96m | 10:14AM2.88m | 10:38PM2.71m | 11:03AM2.64m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:27AM0.49m | 3:48PM0.56m | 4:07AM0.71m | 4:32PM0.80m | 4:53AM0.92m | 5:26PM1.01m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:49 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 6 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SW 5 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SW 6 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
26 | 26 | 11 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 7 | 59 | 57 | 12 | 51 | 49 | 50 | 49 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 42 | 41 | 41 | 41 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 20 | SSW 17 | S 11 | — | — | — | SSW 17 | W 10 | W 10 | SSW 17 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | — | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 |
3 | 7 | 27 | 2 | — | — | — | 59 | 2 | 2 | 55 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 48 | 47 | 44 | 21 | 42 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 20 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | — | — | W 10 | — | WSW 9 | S 18 |
7 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | 17 | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WNW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 |
9 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 21 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 470 | 110 | 280 | 335 | 100 | 825 | 470 | 100 | 100 | 342 | 340 | 427 | 415 | 427 | 376 | 327 | 335 | 335 | 280 | 280 | 8 | 145 | 26 | 8 |
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