Surf Forecasts:
Long Strand-Castlefreke surf forecast from 2 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 4 Aug, 4AM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period, SSW swell with 139 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 7s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Aug 04) at 4AM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.3m 5s period and expected on Monday (Aug 03) at 4PM.
| Wave Type | Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 4AM (Tue 4th Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) 7s |
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 cards for the next stretch.
To be straight up with you, this is a tough run. We are looking at a solid 16-day block with barely a whisper of rideable surf. For Long Strand-Castlefreke, there’s not a single moment where the wave heights climb above knee-high, and the energy is just not there. The combined swell energy figures are all in the double-digits—values between 2 and 84—so that tells you we are dealing with *weak* wave energy throughout. The swell direction is mostly from the SW to S, which is right for this spot, but the height and period just aren’t cooperating. The water temp is about average for this time of year, so that’s one thing you don’t have to worry about.
Starting Sunday the 2nd of August into Monday the 3rd, we’ve got some cross-off and cross winds, but the swell is tiny—0.3ft to 2ft—with short periods. The sets are just not happening. Tuesday the 4th bumps up a touch to 3ft to 3ft, but it’s onshore and sloppy with a period of only 6 seconds. That’s messy windswell, not the kind of wave that makes you paddle out.
The rest of the week into the second week is more of the same. There are stretches of glassy conditions, like on Friday morning the 7th of August with the wind dead calm (0 mi/h), but the swell is only 0.3ft. It is literally flat. We then go through days and days of tiny, weak swell, often with a cross-onshore wind. Long-period swells show up on the 5th and 6th (13 seconds), but they are only 0.7ft. That energy is all gone.
We go through the 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th, 14th, 15th, 16th, and 17th of August—all with wave heights stuck between 0.3ft and 2ft. There’s a gap of over a week with absolutely no surf on offer. Honestly, this setup looks more interesting for a paddleboard or a flat-water session than a surfboard. The best advice I can give is to wait for a better forecast. Sometimes it’s just like this, and the forecast can change.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the ESE by Mon afternoon). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Wed morning, calm by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | |||||||||||||||
AM | 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) | WSW 5 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 13 | W 3 | SW 12 |
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 kJ | 4 | 28 | 74 | 41 | 44 | 35 | 39 | 76 | 29 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 6 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:09AM3.24m | 8:28PM3.26m | 8:46AM3.20m | 9:06PM3.19m | 9:26AM3.12m | 9:49PM3.08m | 10:11AM3.00m | 10:37PM2.94m | 11:05AM2.87m | 11:37PM2.79m | 12:10PM2.77m | 00:49AM2.71m | 1:28PM2.75m | 2:09AM2.74m | |||||||
Low Tide | 2:24PM0.37m | 2:44AM0.43m | 3:00PM0.44m | 3:20AM0.50m | 3:40PM0.53m | 4:02AM0.61m | 4:26PM0.66m | 4:53AM0.74m | 5:25PM0.78m | 5:58AM0.85m | 6:39PM0.86m | 7:17AM0.88m | 8:03PM0.83m | ||||||||
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 | 6:00 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — |
 | — | — | 9:22 | — | — | 9:21 | — | — | 9:19 | — | — | 9:17 | — | — | 9:15 | — | — | 9:14 | — | — | 9:12 |
mm | 1 | — | — | 2 | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 12 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 5 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 7 | S 15 | S 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 3 | 28 | 74 | 41 | 44 | 35 | 14 | 4 | 29 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 8 | — | S 11 | S 16 | S 16 | S 6 | SSW 15 | — | S 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | — | S 6 | S 14 | S 14 | — | S 11 | S 11 | — |
| kJ | 3 | — | 2 | 5 | 5 | 26 | 21 | — | 4 | 18 | 17 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | 4 | — | 2 | 2 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | — | — | — | — | SE 5 | — | — | W 10 | W 10 | SW 6 | SSW 13 | S 16 | SW 6 | — | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | W 5 | — | S 7 |
| kJ | 4 | — | — | — | — | 13 | — | — | 9 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 5 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 2 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 5 | — | S 6 | S 6 | WNW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | NW 3 | — | WSW 2 | W 2 | — | WSW 3 | — | — | W 3 | NW 2 |
| kJ | 2 | 13 | 10 | 38 | 71 | — | 39 | 76 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 4 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 92 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 72 | 295 | 403 | 419 | 295 | 438 | 470 | 287 | 287 | 86 | 110 | 120 | 90 | 108 | 90 | 106 |
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