Surf Forecasts:
Long Strand-Castlefreke surf forecast from 9 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 13 Aug, 4PM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period, SW swell with 48 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Long Strand-Castlefreke this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Long Strand-Castlefreke in the next 16 days are 0.5m 10s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Aug 13) at 4PM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.5m 5s period and expected on Saturday (Aug 15) at 7PM.
| Wave Type | Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 4PM (Thu 13th Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) 10s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Long Strand-Castlefreke over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s cookin’ over the next couple of weeks at Long Strand-Castlefreke.
To be straight with you, the 16-day window is a tough one to call. We’re looking at a long stretch of tiny, weak surf and not a single standout day that’ll get your heart racing. The energy just isn’t there. For the first week, we’re talking mostly flat, ankle-to-barely-knee-high dribble. The best you can hope for is a small window where the wind cleans up, but even then, the swell is pathetic. Then, things do start to look a little more promising toward the very end of the period, but that’s a long way off and not guaranteed.
Let’s get into it. Right now on Sunday the 9th, forget it. We’ve got a weak 0.7 ft SSW swell with a moderate cross-onshore breeze and combined energy of just (20). The afternoon turns lumpy. Monday the 10th stays flat (0.7 ft) but we get some clean conditions with a light offshore breeze. Still, it’s nothing to write home about. Tuesday the 11th and Wednesday the 12th are more of the same – tiny 0.3 ft to 2 ft waves with poor wind.
We do get a few brief moments of glassy conditions on Friday the 14th morning (combined energy just 5) and again on Sunday the 16th morning, but the swell is anemic at 0.3 ft. It’s flat, it’s clean, but it’s flat.
The second week picks up a tiny bit, but not in a way that’ll get you out of bed. From Monday the 17th through Wednesday the 19th, we’re looking at the same 0.7 ft to 1.0 ft range with the swell period dropping from around 18 seconds down to 15 seconds. At least the wind is clean on Wednesday the 19th morning with a light cross-offshore breeze. The combined energy creeps up to around 29-55, still weak. Towards the very end of the forecast, on Saturday the 23rd, we finally see the best of it: a 1 ft SSW swell with a long 15-second period and a clean cross-offshore wind, with combined energy hitting (83). It’s still small, but out of this whole 16-day stretch, that Saturday morning is your best bet. It’s just not a big swell. After that, Monday the 24th cools off again.
Honestly, there are no true standout days here. If you’re desperate, pencil in that Saturday the 23rd morning for the cleanest look at the biggest swell of the period, but keep expectations low.
- Rusty
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sat night, fresh winds from the W by Sun afternoon). | Days 4-6 Weather SummarySome drizzle, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Thu afternoon, min 18°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | W 3 | SW 6 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SE 3 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | SW 9 | SW 8 | WSW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | S 13 | S 11 | S 13 | S 14 | S 12 | S 12 |
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 kJ | 14 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 20 | 21 | 35 | 44 | 26 | 48 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | glassy | on | cross-off | off | cross-on | off |
High Tide | 2:46PM2.87m | 3:22AM2.90m | 3:53PM3.09m | 4:23AM3.11m | 4:50PM3.32m | 5:16AM3.33m | 5:40PM3.52m | 6:03AM3.49m | 6:26PM3.65m | 6:47AM3.58m | 7:10PM3.67m | 7:29AM3.58m | 7:51PM3.60m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 8:39AM0.80m | 9:20PM0.69m | 9:49AM0.62m | 10:25PM0.48m | 10:49AM0.40m | 11:19PM0.28m | 11:40AM0.19m | 00:07AM0.12m | 12:26PM0.05m | 00:51AM0.04m | 1:09PM-0.00m | 1:32AM0.05m | 1:49PM0.04m | 2:11AM0.14m | |||||||
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 | 6:09 | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — |
 | — | — | 9:10 | — | — | 9:08 | — | — | 9:07 | — | — | 9:05 | — | — | 9:02 | — | — | 9:00 | — | 8:59 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | SSE 4 | SW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 11 | WSW 11 | SSW 5 | SW 9 | SW 8 | WSW 11 | SW 10 | ESE 5 | SW 9 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | E 4 | E 5 |
| kJ | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 21 | 35 | 44 | 26 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SE 4 | SW 6 | SW 7 | S 13 | S 6 | S 11 | WSW 10 | SE 4 | SE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | S 11 | S 11 | W 8 | W 7 | E 4 | S 14 | SW 7 | SW 7 |
| kJ | 14 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 4 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 6 | — | SW 11 | E 4 | SSW 5 | SW 12 | S 12 | — | — | SE 5 | S 13 | S 11 | S 13 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | 5 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 3 | — | — | ESE 2 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SSE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 10 | — | — | — | — | ENE 4 | — | — |
| kJ | — | 5 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 48 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 109 | 470 | 90 | 92 | 120 | 108 | 92 | 110 | 90 | 90 | 109 | 88 | 56 | 287 | 26 | 86 | 96 | 92 | 100 | 341 | 116 |
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