Long Strand-Castlefreke Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.56° N 8.97° W

Long Strand-Castlefreke 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Long Strand-Castlefreke sea temperature is
18.7° C
2.2° 

Long Strand-Castlefreke surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Long Strand-Castlefreke today (20 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Long Strand-Castlefreke at 6AM is: 0.3m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 20). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)1ft (0.3m)15s
Afternoon (20 Aug)1ft (0.3m)14s
Evening (20 Aug)1ft (0.3m)14s

Table - waves today at Long Strand-Castlefreke. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Sat afternoon).

Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
15
0.4
SW
10
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
47
44
24
42
42
41
81
41
77
73
25
25
25
50
50
50
84
81
74
72
42
42
73
74
Wind (km/h)
25
WNW
30
NW
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
35
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
15
NW
20
N
20
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
20
N
20
N
20
NNE
15
ENE
10
SE
5
SSW
5
NW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
10:38PM2.71m
11:03AM2.64m
11:32PM2.48m
12:05PM2.46m
00:44AM2.34m
1:26PM2.38m
Low Tide
4:53AM0.92m
5:26PM1.01m
5:52AM1.10m
6:36PM1.16m
7:09AM1.19m
7:58PM1.18m
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cloud
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clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:28
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:49
8:46
8:45
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Temp °C
16
15
14
16
17
17
16
13
11
11
11
14
17
17
16
14
12
11
10
12
16
16
16
15
Feels °C
11
10
9
10
10
10
10
8
6
6
7
9
12
11
11
10
7
7
6
7
12
13
14
13
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