Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Long Strand-Castlefreke today (19 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Long Strand-Castlefreke at 5AM is: 0.3m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 16s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Long Strand-Castlefreke. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Tue night, fresh winds from the W by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
59 | 57 | 55 | 51 | 24 | 50 | 49 | 48 | 47 | 44 | 24 | 42 | 42 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 77 | 73 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 50 | 50 | 50 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:14AM2.88m | 10:38PM2.71m | 11:03AM2.64m | 11:32PM2.48m | 12:05PM2.46m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:07AM0.71m | 4:32PM0.80m | 4:53AM0.92m | 5:26PM1.01m | 5:52AM1.10m | 6:36PM1.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:46 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 13 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | NE 5 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
59 | 57 | 55 | 51 | 24 | 50 | 49 | 21 | 21 | 11 | 24 | 24 | 42 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 40 | 37 | 25 | 4 | 25 | 50 | 50 | 50 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 10 | SW 5 | W 10 | S 11 | — | W 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 10 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 48 | 47 | 44 | 21 | 42 | 24 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 25 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | S 10 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 8 | SSW 13 | W 8 | ENE 5 | E 5 | W 10 |
2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 77 | 73 | 3 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | WSW 5 | W 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | N 3 | N 3 | N 4 | NNE 4 | — | NE 5 | N 3 | N 3 | N 4 |
6 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 10 | — | 6 | 2 | 8 | 9 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 100 | 280 | 323 | 427 | 419 | 405 | 426 | 327 | 284 | 335 | 280 | 280 | 134 | 134 | 134 | 287 | 8 | 26 | 2 | 26 | 26 | 8 | 298 | 8 |
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