Surf Forecasts:
Long Strand-Castlefreke surf forecast from 27 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 2 Aug, 7PM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period, WSW swell with 135 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 0.9m 9s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Aug 02) at 7PM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.4m 3s period and expected on Friday (Jul 31) at 1AM.
| Wave Type | Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 7PM (Sun 2nd Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) 9s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Long Strand-Castlefreke over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s take a look at what’s on the cards for Long Strand-Castlefreke.
Right off the bat, I gotta be straight with you – this outlook is a tough one. We’re looking at a long stretch with hardly any surf worth mentioning. For the next week, the waves are just not showing up with any real energy, and the wind is doing us no favours. The whole first week is basically a write-off. There’s a big gap of very poor conditions from July 26th right through to August 3rd. We're talking tiny swells, onshore and cross-onshore winds, and lumpy, choppy conditions. It's flat and messy. You’d be better off doing something else.
Now, there is a little flicker of hope way out there. On August 4th, Tuesday morning, we finally see some proper swell push in. A 4.6ft SW groundswell with a 9-second period shows up, and the combined wave energy jumps to a moderate 485. That’s a real pulse of energy. But – and there’s a big but – the wind is onshore from the SW at about 12 mph and the water is choppy. It's still classed as poor surf conditions. This is a frustrating one, because the swell has size, but the wind will chop it up. It’s gonna be lumpy and hard work. The crowd situation here is 'sometimes' busy, so you might have company, but on a Tuesday with conditions like that, maybe not.
Things look a little cleaner after that. On August 6th and 7th, we get some light winds and even some cross-offshore breezes. Thursday afternoon the 6th has a small 3ft SW swell with clean conditions from a NNW cross-offshore breeze. Friday morning the 7th is looking even better with a 2.3ft SSW swell and a light 3 mph easterly cross-offshore wind. Clean conditions are a real treat, even if the swell is on the smaller side.
Truth be told, for the whole 16-day run, August 7th (Friday morning) with its clean lines and small swell is probably the pick of the bunch. It’s not going to be a big day, but it will be the cleanest. Don't hold your breath for anything epic, but if you need a fix, that’s your window. The larger swell on the 4th has the power but the onshore wind is going to mess it up.
One thing to note – the water temp on July 26th was about 65.8°F, which is roughly 4.5° warmer than average, so it's notably warm for the time of year. Not much else to get excited about, I'm afraid.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Thu morning, light winds from the NW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | WSW 6 | S 13 | S 16 | SW 4 | S 14 | SSW 4 | S 14 | S 13 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SSW 5 | SW 3 | SW 6 | SW 5 | WSW 3 | S 12 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
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 kJ | 10 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:06PM2.70m | 4:30AM2.71m | 4:52PM2.84m | 5:12AM2.86m | 5:32PM2.99m | 5:50AM3.00m | 6:09PM3.12m | 6:25AM3.11m | 6:44PM3.22m | 7:00AM3.19m | 7:18PM3.28m | 7:34AM3.24m | 7:53PM3.29m | |||||||
Low Tide | 10:26PM0.86m | 10:45AM0.79m | 11:10PM0.73m | 11:27AM0.65m | 11:50PM0.60m | 12:06PM0.52m | 00:27AM0.49m | 12:42PM0.42m | 1:02AM0.41m | 1:16PM0.36m | 1:36AM0.38m | 1:50PM0.34m | 2:09AM0.38m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — |
 | — | 9:34 | — | — | 9:31 | — | — | 9:30 | — | — | 9:29 | — | — | 9:28 | — | — | 9:25 | — | — | 9:23 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | S 13 | S 13 | S 16 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 14 | S 13 | S 7 | SSE 6 | SSW 5 | S 13 | SW 6 | SW 5 | S 12 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | W 8 | — |
| kJ | 10 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 11 | S 11 | S 15 | W 8 | — | W 8 | S 8 | S 6 | S 13 | SSE 6 | S 5 | S 11 | S 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 7 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | — | S 13 | W 9 | W 8 | S 14 | — | W 10 | — | S 11 | S 11 | S 13 | — | — | S 10 | — | S 12 | W 8 | — | W 10 |
| kJ | 3 | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | — | 2 | — | 3 | 1 | — | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 3 | WSW 6 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 2 | SW 3 | SW 4 | W 3 | SW 3 | NW 3 | — | WSW 3 | WNW 2 | — | — | WSW 3 |
| kJ | 8 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 5 | 11 | 2 | — | 5 | 1 | — | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 470 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 110 | 279 | 108 | 108 | 109 | 120 | 419 | 470 | 303 | 287 | 506 | 287 | 108 | 108 | 106 |
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