Long Strand-Castlefreke Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.56° N 8.97° W

Long Strand-Castlefreke Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Issued: 6 pm 03 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Long Strand-Castlefreke sea temperature is
17.5°C
1.4° 

Long Strand-Castlefreke surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


Long Strand-Castlefreke surf forecast from 3 Sep 2026:

  • Most powerful swell: Monday 7 Sep, 1PM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period, SW swell with 400 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 1.2m 12s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Sep 07) at 1PM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.2m 5s period and expected on Monday (Sep 07) at 7AM.

Wave TypeTime (IST) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+)--
Best Surf--
Most Powerful 1PM (Mon 7th Sep)4ft (1.2m) 12s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Long Strand-Castlefreke over the next 16 days.


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu night, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Thu night, light winds from the W by Fri night).

Days 5-7 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.

Thu
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
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Night
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
6
0.4
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
5
1.4
S
5
1.5
S
6
0.6
WSW
11
0.9
SW
12
0.7
WSW
12
1.1
WSW
8
0.7
SW
10
1
WSW
4
0.8
WSW
6
1.1
SW
6
1
SSW
6
0.9
WSW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
82
82
71
41
41
37
35
40
109
165
93
240
121
157
92
27
54
80
68
75
Wind (km/h)
30
WSW
30
W
30
WNW
35
W
20
W
10
SSW
20
S
25
S
30
S
30
SSW
25
WNW
25
WSW
35
WSW
30
WNW
35
WNW
40
WNW
35
W
25
W
30
SW
25
W
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
High Tide
10:13PM2.94m
10:41AM2.89m
11:15PM2.73m
11:51AM2.73m
00:34AM2.61m
1:17PM2.69m
2:02AM2.65m
2:40PM2.83m
3:16AM2.85m
3:46PM3.07m
4:14AM3.10m
4:39PM3.31m
Low Tide
4:26AM0.74m
5:04PM0.81m
5:38AM0.91m
6:30PM0.93m
7:11AM0.96m
8:03PM0.89m
8:38AM0.84m
9:19PM0.71m
9:46AM0.62m
10:18PM0.48m
10:39AM0.38m
11:07PM0.27m
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6:52
6:52
6:54
6:56
6:58
7:00
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8:19
8:15
8:14
8:12
8:09
8:07
8:05
 mm
2
1
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6
3
Temp °C
17
19
16
16
15
15
16
17
17
18
17
16
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14
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15
15
16
15
17
Feels °C
13
13
9
9
11
11
13
13
13
15
14
10
10
8
8
7
8
11
9
15
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Information about the Long Strand-Castlefreke Surf forecast

The above surf forecast table for Long Strand-Castlefreke provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 16 days. A general guide to surfing at Long Strand-Castlefreke can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Long Strand-Castlefreke surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Long Strand-Castlefreke) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).

Further information to help with frequently asked questions about our surf forecast for Long Strand-Castlefreke may be found under the help tab on the top menu and also by moving your mouse over the question marks on the surf forecast table itself. Please always bear in mind that the forecast is for near-shore open water and local factors at each surf break influence the actual breaking wave height, such as the beach / reef profile, water depths offshore and shelter.

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