Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Long Strand-Castlefreke today (26 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Long Strand-Castlefreke at 12AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 25). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 13s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Long Strand-Castlefreke. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 15°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | |||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
17 | 22 | 22 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 20 | 19 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 22 | 21 | 82 | 235 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | on | on |
High Tide | 4:31PM2.81m | 4:50AM2.86m | 5:09PM3.01m | 5:26AM3.05m | 5:44PM3.19m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:49PM0.72m | 11:05AM0.62m | 11:26PM0.54m | 11:41AM0.44m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:34 | — | |
mm | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | ESE 5 | SSW 8 | S 8 | E 5 | S 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 7 | S 7 | SE 4 | SE 4 | S 7 | SSE 4 | E 4 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
14 | 40 | 22 | 33 | 18 | 32 | 20 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 22 | 21 | 82 | 235 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 13 | SE 6 | S 8 | E 5 | SE 5 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 12 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 12 | SE 6 | ENE 4 | W 8 |
8 | 22 | 17 | 6 | 33 | 11 | 5 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | W 8 | SSW 13 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SSW 12 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | W 7 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | W 6 | SSW 12 | SSW 7 | E 4 |
17 | 17 | 1 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 5 | — | ESE 5 | E 5 | — | — | E 5 | E 4 | E 4 | ESE 4 | E 3 | ENE 4 | ESE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | E 4 | E 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 |
39 | — | 37 | 25 | — | — | 7 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 1 | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 86 | 86 | 2 | 2 | 86 | 26 | 86 | 100 | 100 | 92 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 155 | 2 | 100 | 72 |
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