Castles Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.41° N 74.35° W

Castles 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Castles sea temperature is
25.5° C
2.4° 

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 (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) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Castles at 8AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (20 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (20 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 27°C on Thu afternoon, min 22°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the NE by Fri morning).

Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
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
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
1.1
NE
5
0.9
ENE
5
0.8
ENE
5
0.7
ENE
5
0.5
ENE
5
0.5
ENE
5
0.2
ESE
13
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.9
S
5
0.9
S
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
39
27
27
25
18
18
20
19
18
19
20
20
21
60
45
32
21
14
14
18
13
15
39
38
Wind (km/h)
10
W
10
WNW
5
NW
5
S
20
S
20
S
15
NW
20
ENE
20
NNE
25
NNE
30
NE
30
NE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NE
10
NE
10
N
5
NNE
10
SE
15
SSE
10
S
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
2:27AM0.92m
3:06PM1.14m
3:26AM0.87m
4:08PM1.13m
4:37AM0.84m
5:10PM1.15m
Low Tide
8:35AM0.28m
9:43PM0.34m
9:27AM0.32m
10:49PM0.35m
10:28AM0.33m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
rain showers
heavy rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:13
6:15
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:45
7:45
7:44
 mm
5
15
4
3
2
1
Temp °C
26
24
24
26
27
26
22
22
22
22
22
23
23
22
23
23
23
22
22
23
24
24
24
24
Feels °C
26
24
25
28
26
25
23
22
22
21
21
22
23
21
24
25
26
25
24
25
26
26
27
27
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