Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Long Strand-Castlefreke today (28 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Long Strand-Castlefreke at 3PM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Long Strand-Castlefreke. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Fri morning, fresh winds from the NNE by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 8 | SW 9 | SW 9 | S 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 5 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
28 | 25 | 25 | 19 | 19 | 12 | 12 | 30 | 123 | 234 | 97 | 59 | 31 | 38 | 75 | 64 | 121 | 149 | 153 | 132 | 97 | |
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-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:17PM3.34m | 6:33AM3.35m | 6:51PM3.43m | 7:07AM3.43m | 7:25PM3.46m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:15PM0.30m | 00:34AM0.27m | 12:49PM0.21m | 1:06AM0.21m | 1:22PM0.18m | ||||||||||||||||
6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 8:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:28 | — | |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | 7 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 17 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 8 | SW 9 | SW 9 | S 8 | SW 8 | WSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | — | SSW 7 | SW 8 |
28 | 25 | 25 | 19 | 19 | 12 | 12 | 30 | 123 | 234 | 97 | 59 | 31 | 18 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | 132 | 97 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | SW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SE 5 | S 11 | S 11 | ESE 4 | S 11 | NNE 4 | S 8 | S 8 | WSW 8 | SSW 8 | — | WSW 10 | W 11 | SW 11 | — | WSW 11 | S 6 |
7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 86 | 44 | 28 | 6 | — | 10 | 2 | 5 | — | 13 | 38 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | — | SE 5 | SE 5 | S 11 | SE 5 | SW 11 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | SW 9 | — | S 11 | WSW 9 | — | — | — | — | WSW 10 |
5 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 20 | — | 2 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 21 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | — | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | — | E 2 | NE 3 | NNE 4 | NNW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 5 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | W 3 | W 3 |
2 | — | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | 2 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 38 | 75 | 64 | 121 | 149 | 153 | 1 | 4 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 119 | 2 | 2 | 531 | 531 | 506 | 100 | 438 | 145 | 401 | 355 | 126 | 126 | 61 | 72 | 90 | 106 | 108 | 109 | 143 | 295 |
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