Castles Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.41° N 74.35° W

Issued: 1 pm 18 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Castles sea temperature is
21.7° C

3.4°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 (18 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 5s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 6s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Castles at 6PM is: 1.7m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jun)4.5ft (1.4m)5s
Afternoon (18 Jun)6ft (1.8m)6s
Evening (18 Jun)5ft (1.6m)7s

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 18°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat night).

Thu
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sun
21
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
S
6
1.8
S
6
1.7
S
7
1.6
S
7
1.4
S
7
1.3
S
7
1.3
S
7
1.3
S
8
1.2
S
8
1.1
S
8
0.9
S
8
0.9
S
8
0.8
S
7
0.7
S
7
0.7
S
7
0.7
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
8
0.5
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
152
247
255
233
178
158
183
213
191
157
100
90
67
49
48
61
57
40
41
28
39
37
34
33
Wind (km/h)
35
SSW
35
SW
35
SW
25
WSW
20
W
25
W
20
WNW
15
W
15
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
W
20
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
W
25
WNW
25
W
25
W
20
W
15
W
10
N
5
NNW
5
W
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
12:01PM1.12m
00:15AM1.40m
12:59PM1.12m
1:10AM1.30m
1:54PM1.12m
2:02AM1.19m
Low Tide
5:49PM0.01m
6:49AM-0.05m
6:51PM0.08m
7:42AM-0.01m
7:53PM0.14m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
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
8:27
8:27
8:27
 mm
Temp °C
25
27
30
29
28
24
22
20
19
21
24
25
23
20
18
19
23
25
26
25
23
20
19
19
Feels °C
22
24
27
27
27
21
19
18
17
18
21
22
20
16
15
15
18
19
20
21
20
18
18
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
1.4
S
7
1.3
S
7
1.3
S
7
1.3
S
8
1.2
S
8
1.1
S
8
0.9
S
8
0.9
S
8
0.8
S
7
0.7
S
7
0.7
S
7
0.7
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
8
0.5
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
7
Energy kJ
8
8
8
8
178
158
183
213
191
157
100
90
67
49
48
61
57
40
41
28
39
37
34
33
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
8
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.2
SSW
4
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
Energy kJ
1
1
1
8
8
8
8
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
2
6
6
6
6
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
7
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
6
6
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
S
6
1.8
S
6
1.7
S
7
1.6
S
7
0.6
W
4
0.6
W
4
0.4
WNW
3
0.2
W
3
0.5
SW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.3
WSW
3
0.5
W
3
0.5
WNW
3
0.5
W
3
0.4
W
3
0.7
WSW
4
0.7
SW
4
0.5
W
3
0.4
W
3
0.4
W
3
0.2
W
3
Energy kJ
152
247
255
233
15
14
4
1
5
4
2
4
5
5
3
11
14
6
3
3
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
3155
3131
3155
94
16
22
13
13
0
37
37
29
25
36
53
564
25
36
53
53
32
32
207
187
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Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
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Rating
(10 max)
3
2
1
2
2
3
2
2
3
2
3
4
2
2
2
3
3
1
3
3
2
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
5
5
6
6
6
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
5
9
5
8
9
9
9
8
7
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