
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Long Strand-Castlefreke today (26 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Long Strand-Castlefreke at 8AM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.6m 3s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (26 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
| Evening (26 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Long Strand-Castlefreke. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Sat night, light winds from the SW by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 3 | W 3 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | S 16 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | S 13 | S 16 | WSW 3 | S 15 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | S 12 | S 12 | S 14 | SW 4 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 3:40AM2.57m | 4:06PM2.70m | 4:30AM2.71m | 4:52PM2.84m | 5:12AM2.86m | 5:32PM2.99m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:57AM0.93m | 10:26PM0.86m | 10:45AM0.79m | 11:10PM0.73m | 11:27AM0.65m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 9:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:30 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 14 | SSW 3 |
3 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 16 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 10 | — | — | S 10 | S 14 |
1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 6 | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 12 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | — | S 13 | S 13 | — | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | S 15 | W 8 | W 8 | — | W 8 | S 10 |
— | 1 | — | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | — | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SW 4 |
11 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1 | — | 6 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 511 | 745 | 745 | 745 | 1223 | 915 | 260 | 26 | 26 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 110 | 110 | 110 | 108 | 120 | 109 | 108 |
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