Castles Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.41° N 74.35° W

Castles 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 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):

  • 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) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 4s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Castles at 10PM is: 1.0m 5s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 1.0m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)--
Afternoon (20 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (20 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 94mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 26°C on Thu night, min 19°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Thu night, calm by Sat night).

Thu
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
8
1
S
4
1
S
5
0.8
S
5
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.8
NE
6
0.8
NE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.7
NE
6
1
ENE
4
1
ENE
5
0.9
ENE
5
0.8
ENE
5
0.6
ENE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
18
35
48
33
27
21
20
20
39
43
47
39
38
38
38
44
40
31
16
Wind (km/h)
25
S
30
SSW
10
N
25
N
25
N
20
N
20
NNE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
30
ENE
20
ENE
10
ENE
15
NNW
5
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
off
off
High Tide
3:06PM1.14m
3:26AM0.87m
4:08PM1.13m
4:37AM0.84m
5:10PM1.15m
Low Tide
9:43PM0.34m
9:27AM0.32m
10:49PM0.35m
10:28AM0.33m
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light rain
light rain
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:15
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:45
7:45
7:44
 mm
1
4
29
1
3
8
27
13
2
Temp °C
27
26
21
19
19
19
22
23
23
23
23
23
23
22
21
21
21
21
20
Feels °C
26
25
23
17
17
17
21
22
22
23
24
24
24
22
19
21
23
22
22
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