Castles Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.41° N 74.35° W

Issued: 1 pm 12 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Castles sea temperature is
19.8° C

2.8°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 (12 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Castles at 7PM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 12). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jun)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Afternoon (12 Jun)3ft (0.9m)6s
Evening (12 Jun)3ft (0.9m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 51mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 31°C on Fri afternoon, min 17°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Fri night, light winds from the NW by Sat morning).

Fri
12
Saturday
13
Sunday
14
Mon
15
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
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)
0.7
S
6
0.9
SSW
6
1
S
6
0.9
S
6
0.9
S
6
0.8
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.5
SSW
4
0.6
S
4
0.7
S
4
1
S
5
1.6
S
6
1
SSW
6
1.4
S
6
1.3
S
7
1.2
S
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
32
60
76
55
53
41
22
15
16
29
31
29
28
27
12
8
11
14
43
158
67
144
145
128
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
25
SW
15
WSW
40
WSW
20
W
15
WNW
10
NW
15
NW
10
NW
10
SSW
15
W
20
W
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
20
S
30
S
25
SSW
20
SE
15
WSW
20
W
20
W
30
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
6:46PM1.42m
7:16AM1.05m
7:41PM1.50m
8:16AM1.08m
8:38PM1.55m
Low Tide
12:17PM-0.00m
1:23AM-0.01m
1:12PM-0.05m
2:21AM-0.07m
2:08PM-0.08m
3:16AM-0.12m
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
light rain
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
heavy rain
heavy rain
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:28
5:28
5:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:23
8:24
8:24
8:24
 mm
1
2
2
11
35
Temp °C
29
31
31
23
23
22
21
20
25
27
29
27
26
23
22
23
23
22
21
21
20
20
20
17
Feels °C
29
30
32
19
23
23
21
19
24
25
26
25
25
22
21
22
21
19
20
21
20
19
20
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
6
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.9
S
6
0.9
S
6
0.8
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.2
ESE
9
0.4
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.9
SE
6
0.2
ESE
8
1.3
S
7
1.2
S
7
Energy kJ
32
8
8
55
53
41
22
15
16
29
31
29
28
7
12
6
7
7
7
7
56
6
145
128
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
NNE
3
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.1
S
6
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
Energy kJ
8
8
8
9
8
8
1
8
8
7
7
1
7
7
7
7
8
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
4
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
NNE
3
0.1
NE
4
Energy kJ
1
8
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WSW
3
0.9
SSW
6
1
S
6
0.3
WNW
3
0.3
WNW
3
0.3
WNW
3
0.4
NNW
3
0.4
NNW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.5
WSW
3
0.3
WSW
3
0.6
S
6
0.5
SSW
4
0.5
SSW
4
0.6
S
4
0.7
S
4
1
S
5
1.6
S
6
1
SSW
6
1.4
S
6
Energy kJ
3
60
76
2
2
1
3
3
3
6
2
27
7
8
11
14
43
158
67
144
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
Distance (km)
194
53
36
36
36
32
146
226
257
281
25
32
13
25
67
95
1012
551
94
71
28
29
22
11
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Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
8
9
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
9
9
4
4
5
5
5
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