Castles Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.41° N 74.35° W

Issued: 7 pm 16 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Castles sea temperature is
21.6° C

3.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year

Castles surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Castles today (17 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Castles at 1AM is: 0.5m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm June 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jun)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Afternoon (17 Jun)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Evening (17 Jun)3.5ft (1.1m)6s

Table - waves today at Castles. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Thu afternoon, min 19°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Tue night, fresh winds from the SSW by Thu morning).

Tue
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Fri
19
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
7
0.7
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.6
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
7
1
SSE
6
1.3
SSE
6
1.4
SSE
6
1.7
S
6
1.7
S
6
1.6
S
6
1.7
S
6
1.6
S
6
1.4
S
7
1.6
S
7
1.3
S
7
1.2
S
8
1.3
S
8
1.2
S
8
1.1
S
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
47
45
23
22
32
23
23
36
66
90
130
131
200
211
187
219
213
173
247
158
160
208
173
137
Wind (km/h)
25
S
20
S
15
S
10
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
25
S
30
S
30
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
30
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
20
W
20
WNW
15
W
15
WNW
20
W
20
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:27PM1.55m
11:04AM1.12m
11:20PM1.49m
12:01PM1.12m
00:15AM1.40m
12:59PM1.12m
Low Tide
3:57PM-0.09m
5:00AM-0.12m
4:50PM-0.05m
5:54AM-0.09m
5:49PM0.01m
6:49AM-0.05m
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:30
5:30
5:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:25
8:25
8:25
8:27
 mm
Temp °C
20
19
19
19
19
19
20
20
20
20
20
21
21
22
24
27
30
29
27
24
21
20
23
26
Feels °C
16
16
17
18
19
19
19
18
18
18
18
18
18
19
21
25
28
28
25
22
19
18
20
22
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
9
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.6
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
6
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
1.3
S
7
1.3
S
7
1.2
S
8
1.3
S
8
1.2
S
8
1.1
S
8
Energy kJ
2
23
22
32
23
23
36
10
10
10
9
9
8
8
8
8
8
154
158
160
208
173
137
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
7
0.1
NE
7
0.1
NE
6
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
6
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
16
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
8
0.2
ESE
6
0.2
ESE
6
0.2
ESE
6
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
13
Energy kJ
2
1
2
2
1
1
10
10
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
3
8
7
7
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
5
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
7
Energy kJ
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
8
8
8
8
1
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
7
0.7
S
7
0.4
SSE
3
0.4
SSE
3
0.9
SSE
7
1
SSE
6
1.3
SSE
6
1.4
SSE
6
1.7
S
6
1.7
S
6
1.6
S
6
1.7
S
6
1.6
S
6
1.4
S
7
1.6
S
7
0.7
W
4
0.5
W
4
Energy kJ
47
45
3
4
66
90
130
131
200
211
187
219
213
173
247
15
9
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
434
434
463
281
281
936
434
623
1388
1388
1249
947
944
2217
1249
1201
149
37
16
0
0
16
22
25
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Rating
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3
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1
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1
1
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Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
4
4
4
4
2
3
2
3
4
3
3
3
1
1
3
2
3
2
3
3
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
6
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
5
8
9
9
6
5
5
6
5
7
7
6
9
4
7
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