
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Long Strand-Castlefreke today (28 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Long Strand-Castlefreke at 1PM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (28 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
| Evening (28 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Long Strand-Castlefreke. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Mon morning, gales from the SSE by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 28 | Tuesday 29 | Wednesday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 7 | SSW 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
31 | 18 | 28 | 16 | 12 | 43 | 86 | 156 | 237 | 348 | 559 | 878 | 1499 | 2923 | 2731 | 2228 | 2407 | 2759 | 2702 | 2653 | 2980 | 2779 | 2351 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 6:58PM3.57m | 7:16AM3.57m | 7:36PM3.52m | 7:56AM3.50m | 8:18PM3.38m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:53PM0.07m | 1:10AM0.10m | 1:29PM0.11m | 1:47AM0.17m | 2:09PM0.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 6 | SSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | W 10 | W 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 10 | — | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 |
31 | 18 | 28 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 2 | — | 13 | 27 | 26 | 2213 | 1642 | 1291 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | SW 12 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 12 | S 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 13 | W 13 |
14 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 30 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | — | — | S 15 | W 10 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
12 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 2 | — | — | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 6 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
— | — | — | 16 | 12 | 43 | 86 | 156 | 237 | 348 | 559 | 878 | 1499 | 2923 | 2731 | 2228 | 2407 | 2759 | 2702 | 2653 | 2980 | 2779 | 2351 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 90 | 39 | 90 | 109 | 110 | 143 | 291 | 291 | 291 | 334 | 472 | 568 | 816 | 741 | 494 | 287 | 344 | 339 | 741 | 634 | 563 | 100 | 72 |
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