
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Long Strand-Castlefreke today (23 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 14s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 14s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Long Strand-Castlefreke at 6PM is: 0.1m 14s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 23). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Long Strand-Castlefreke. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Fri morning, fresh winds from the W by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 18 | S 18 | W 3 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
21 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 3 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 7 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 12:59PM2.55m | 1:33AM2.48m | 2:08PM2.52m | 2:41AM2.48m | 3:12PM2.58m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:26PM1.04m | 7:55AM1.06m | 8:33PM1.05m | 9:00AM1.03m | 9:34PM0.98m | ||||||||||||||||
5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 9:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:35 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 17 |
Feels °C | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | E 4 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 4 | ENE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
21 | 21 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 3 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | — | — | W 5 | — | — | — | — | S 18 | S 6 | S 6 | — |
1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | S 14 | W 8 | W 8 | — | S 6 | S 6 | — | W 8 | — | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | S 6 | S 18 | S 18 | — |
1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 6 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | ENE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 2 | NE 4 | — | — | W 3 | WNW 3 | — | — | W 2 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 |
2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 282 | 975 | 870 | 298 | 301 | 295 | 119 | 119 | 470 | 1547 | 905 | 110 | 905 | 883 | 883 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 433 | |
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