Castles Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.41° N 74.35° W

Castles 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Castles sea temperature is
25.0° C
2.3° 

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 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 6s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Castles at 6AM is: 0.1m 14s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Afternoon (18 Jul)3ft (0.9m)4s
Evening (18 Jul)6ft (1.8m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 20°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sat night, calm by Sun afternoon).

Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
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
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.7
S
4
1.2
S
5
1.8
SSW
6
1.6
SSW
6
1.4
S
7
1.3
S
7
1.3
S
7
1.1
S
7
0.9
S
7
0.9
S
7
0.8
S
7
0.8
S
7
0.8
S
7
0.7
S
7
0.7
S
7
0.7
S
7
0.7
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.7
SSE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8
8
7
7
15
64
200
176
176
154
166
124
80
85
69
67
66
51
51
51
52
35
22
44
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
10
S
30
SSW
30
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
5
ENE
10
ESE
5
WNW
15
NNE
10
N
15
N
10
NE
15
ESE
15
SE
10
SSE
20
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
11:50PM1.37m
12:30PM1.21m
00:40AM1.26m
1:21PM1.19m
1:29AM1.15m
2:10PM1.18m
Low Tide
6:17AM-0.05m
6:28PM0.08m
7:05AM0.01m
7:26PM0.15m
7:52AM0.07m
8:22PM0.21m
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cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:43
5:45
5:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:21
8:21
8:20
 mm
1
2
4
6
19
5
Temp °C
25
24
24
25
25
25
26
24
23
23
23
25
28
27
25
24
22
21
20
23
24
24
24
24
Feels °C
25
25
23
24
28
29
25
23
24
24
23
25
27
28
25
24
21
20
18
22
23
23
24
23
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