
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Long Strand-Castlefreke today (23 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Long Strand-Castlefreke at 12PM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.1m 4s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (23 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (23 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Long Strand-Castlefreke. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 10°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSW on Sat morning, moderate winds from the SW by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | SSE 10 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | WNW 13 | SSW 8 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1233 | 300 | 189 | 175 | 83 | 71 | 83 | 118 | 149 | 475 | 1267 | 2026 | 2469 | 1022 | 794 | 694 | 575 | 386 | 305 | 166 | 207 | 184 | 190 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 3:57PM3.01m | 4:17AM3.09m | 4:36PM3.23m | 4:55AM3.32m | 5:14PM3.42m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:53AM0.63m | 10:15PM0.50m | 10:33AM0.41m | 10:53PM0.31m | 11:11AM0.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 8:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 6:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | |
mm | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | -2 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -2 | -1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | SSE 10 | S 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 9 | SW 9 | WSW 11 | W 10 | WNW 13 | — | — | — | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | WSW 11 |
1233 | 300 | 122 | 175 | 83 | 71 | 83 | 12 | 8 | 475 | — | — | — | 1022 | 720 | 561 | 491 | 386 | 305 | 166 | 207 | 184 | 42 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | S 10 | S 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | S 14 | S 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | — |
47 | 158 | 189 | 69 | 50 | 46 | 25 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 167 | 123 | 94 | 81 | 51 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 20 | N 7 | — | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 16 | WSW 12 | — | — | — |
8 | 1 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 82 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 3 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 6 | SSW 8 | SW 10 | SW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 3 | SSW 9 |
88 | 63 | 45 | 39 | 36 | 12 | 5 | 118 | 149 | 275 | 1267 | 2026 | 2469 | 794 | 794 | 694 | 575 | 39 | 28 | 28 | 14 | 6 | 190 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 256 | 322 | 470 | 578 | 632 | 825 | 72 | 72 | 301 | 425 | 631 | 896 | 896 | 896 | 896 | 896 | 896 | 896 | 587 | 587 | 470 | 72 | 100 |
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