Surf Forecasts:
Long Strand-Castlefreke surf forecast from 6 Sep 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Monday 7 Sep, 7PM (local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period, WSW swell with 1,384 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 2.5m 10s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Sep 07) at 7PM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 7PM (Mon 7th Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) 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 on the menu for the next couple of weeks.
Well, I gotta be straight with you – it’s a bit of a tough stretch ahead for Long Strand-Castlefreke. The finder isn't pointing me towards any real standouts, and the whole 16-day window is looking pretty flat and messy. We’re looking at a long run of poor surf conditions, so don't get your hopes up for anything worth paddling out for.
The first glimpse of anything that might even be considered a wave is on Saturday afternoon, the 5th of September. But that’s a 1 ft swell from the SSW with a 13-second period, which is a nice long groundswell, but it’s getting hammered by a 16 mph cross-on southerly wind. The water is a touch warmer than normal at 63°, but the combined wave energy is a weak 53, and it’s going to be choppy and messy. Not a good look.
Sunday the 6th sees a bump in height to 5 ft from the south, but the period drops to a short, weak 6 seconds and the wind is howling at 22 mph. That’s just lumpy, onshore slop. The energy is moderate at 193, but it’s not surfable.
The pattern continues through the whole first week: small swells, poor wind directions, and the wave energy is all over the place, from a low of 15 up to 315. The best we see is a bit of relief on the 12th of September, with a glassy, clean 1 ft from the SSW under a light offshore breeze, but the energy is a paltry 12. It’s more of a paddle than a surf.
The second week doesn’t offer any salvation. We’re looking at swells barely breaking 3 ft, and while we get some clean conditions on the 16th and 17th with light offshore winds, the swell periods are short and the energy is negligible. The 20th of September has a 0.7 ft, 14-second groundswell, but it’s just too small to do anything with.
Honestly, for the whole 16 days, there’s nothing that even comes close to being a good option. The combined energy is almost always in the double digits, which is weak. The wind is often cross or onshore, and the swell heights are tiny. It’s a blank run. This area can be like this though – it tends not to stay poor for long, so keep an eye on the forecasts.
For now, I’d be finding something else to do. This is a kite surfer’s forecast, not a surfer’s.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun morning, min 13°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | ||||||||||||||
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 13 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | SW 6 | SW 11 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 8 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 3 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 35 | 56 | 143 | 146 | 239 | 290 | 79 | 137 | 27 | 14 | 16 | 9 | 24 | 8 | 54 | 43 | 31 | 16 | 20 | 14 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 00:34AM2.61m | 1:17PM2.69m | 2:02AM2.65m | 2:40PM2.83m | 3:16AM2.85m | 3:46PM3.07m | 4:14AM3.10m | 4:39PM3.31m | 5:02AM3.33m | 5:24PM3.50m | 5:45AM3.50m | 6:06PM3.61m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 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 | 11:25AM0.18m | 11:49PM0.12m | 12:06PM0.05m | 00:27AM0.05m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | 7:03 | — | — |
 | 8:14 | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | 8:09 | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | 8:05 | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | 8:00 | — |
mm | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 14 |
Feels °C | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 10 | 12 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WSW 14 | S 6 | WSW 12 | SW 11 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 8 | SW 7 | S 11 | S 10 | WSW 8 | SW 8 | S 6 | S 6 | SW 8 | SW 7 |
| kJ | 35 | 34 | 17 | 16 | 239 | 10 | 79 | 137 | 27 | 14 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 32 | 31 | 16 | 20 | 14 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | S 5 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 11 | S 11 | SW 11 | S 11 | W 13 | W 12 | — | W 10 | SW 8 | SW 8 | S 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | 4 | 34 | 33 | 13 | 29 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | 18 | 16 | 11 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | — | — | — | SSW 12 | SE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 10 | — | S 10 | — | — | — | SSW 6 | S 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | — | 14 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 6 | 5 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | W 2 | WSW 13 | SW 6 | W 2 | W 3 | W 3 | NW 3 | — | SW 7 | SW 3 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | WSW 2 | WNW 3 | W 3 | — |
| kJ | 12 | 56 | 143 | 146 | 1 | 290 | 72 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 2 | — | 24 | 8 | 54 | 43 | 1 | 3 | 3 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 90 | 90 | 333 | 453 | 72 | 280 | 472 | 72 | 470 | 470 | 393 | 26 | 100 | 90 | 90 | 120 | 303 | 470 | 470 | 26 |
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