Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.41° N 74.35° W

Castles 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 03 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Castles sea temperature is
18.9°C
0.6° 

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 (03 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Castles at 9AM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.0m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Afternoon (03 Oct)4ft (1.2m)5s
Evening (03 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 22°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Sun morning, light winds from the ENE by Sun night).

Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
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
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ESE
11
0.5
ESE
11
0.5
ESE
11
1.1
NE
5
1.2
NE
5
1.3
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
6
1.4
ENE
6
1.5
E
6
1.6
E
6
1.7
E
7
1.7
E
7
1.6
E
7
1.5
E
7
1.4
E
7
1.3
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.1
E
8
1
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.6
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
71
69
68
56
82
101
104
131
167
206
255
271
254
236
210
191
167
141
116
98
80
80
60
43
Wind (km/h)
25
N
20
N
20
NNE
25
NE
25
NE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
E
25
E
25
E
30
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
15
E
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
N
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:02AM0.99m
2:28PM1.33m
3:15AM0.98m
3:42PM1.30m
4:34AM1.02m
4:57PM1.30m
Low Tide
7:56AM0.20m
9:17PM0.21m
9:06AM0.22m
10:26PM0.19m
10:21AM0.21m
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light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:56
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6:37
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6:35
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 mm
1
2
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1
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1
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Temp °C
18
16
17
18
18
18
18
18
17
17
17
17
17
18
18
19
19
18
17
17
20
22
18
16
Feels °C
15
12
14
13
14
14
14
14
13
13
12
13
14
16
18
20
21
19
16
15
17
19
13
11
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