Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Castle today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for The Castle at 2AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at The Castle. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 55mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 28°C on Wed night, min 20°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | |||||||||||||||||
5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ENE 4 | E 5 | NE 4 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 5 | ENE 5 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
14 | 13 | 13 | 28 | 28 | 20 | 19 | 7 | 18 | 11 | 46 | 40 | 36 | 53 | 52 | 34 | 31 | 18 | 37 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | on | on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:14PM1.18m | 2:27AM0.92m | 3:06PM1.14m | 3:26AM0.87m | 4:08PM1.13m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:43PM0.30m | 8:35AM0.28m | 9:43PM0.34m | 9:27AM0.32m | 10:49PM0.35m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 12 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 29 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 24 |
Feels °C | 29 | 27 | 27 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 20 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 5 |
11 | 10 | 7 | 28 | 28 | 20 | 19 | 7 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 19 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | E 7 | E 16 | S 3 | SE 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 5 | S 5 | ESE 9 |
14 | 13 | 13 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 8 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 5 | — | ESE 6 | E 16 | — | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 14 | S 5 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 4 | 5 | — | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | — | SW 3 | — | WSW 2 | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | ENE 4 | E 5 | NE 4 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 5 | ENE 5 |
23 | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 46 | 40 | 36 | 53 | 52 | 34 | 31 | 18 | 37 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 481 | 81 | 481 | 81 | 139 | 208 | 146 | 91 | 483 | 483 | 483 | 137 | 490 | 490 | 937 | 3285 | 476 | 937 | 483 |
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