Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Castle today (15 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for The Castle at 2PM is: 0.1m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 15). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (15 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 3s |
| Evening (15 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at The Castle. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 29°C on Mon afternoon, min 20°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Sat night, fresh winds from the SSE by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | NE 3 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 6 | S 3 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 44 | 55 | 79 | 72 | 114 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 11:08AM1.30m | 11:21PM1.32m | 11:54AM1.29m | 00:06AM1.21m | 12:40PM1.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:55AM-0.06m | 5:09PM0.02m | 5:38AM0.00m | 6:00PM0.10m | 6:22AM0.08m | 6:54PM0.18m | |||||||||||||||||
6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:51 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 25 |
Feels °C | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ENE 3 | E 3 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | — | — | SE 8 | SE 9 | — | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 7 |
3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | 43 | 34 | 29 | 35 | 47 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 9 | SSE 6 | E 4 | E 4 | SE 9 | — | SE 6 | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 6 | — | — | — | S 5 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | NE 4 | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 2 | NE 3 | ENE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 6 | S 3 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 44 | 55 | 79 | 72 | 114 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 564 | 564 | 1438 | 3232 | 2640 | 2347 | 2208 | 1296 | 2208 | 1248 | 1170 | 2489 | 1454 | 1450 | 622 | 1200 | 814 | 36 | 0 | 33 | 33 | 3 | 1 |
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