Castles Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.41° N 74.35° W

Issued: 7 pm 03 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Castles sea temperature is
23.5° C

2.5°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 (04 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Castles at 1AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 03). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (04 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (04 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 35°C on Fri night, min 22°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Fri
3
Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Mon
6
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
11 AM
2 PM
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
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
10
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
1
SW
5
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
44
31
22
22
22
22
21
21
21
32
20
57
19
19
18
18
18
18
18
18
20
21
22
22
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
20
SW
15
NW
10
WNW
5
NW
5
NW
10
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
35
W
10
NNE
10
WSW
15
SW
15
WSW
5
W
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
10
N
15
ENE
10
E
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SSE
Wind State
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
High Tide
11:34PM1.23m
12:10PM0.98m
00:13AM1.19m
12:52PM1.02m
00:55AM1.14m
1:36PM1.07m
Low Tide
5:07PM0.20m
6:02AM0.11m
5:52PM0.22m
6:42AM0.11m
6:44PM0.23m
7:22AM0.10m
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
heavy rain
light rain
cloud
clear
rain showers
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:35
5:35
5:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:28
8:27
8:27
8:27
 mm
1
17
2
1
1
3
4
1
Temp °C
35
35
33
30
27
28
31
33
33
22
23
24
23
22
23
26
25
24
24
23
24
24
25
26
Feels °C
35
35
32
31
29
32
33
33
34
20
26
26
24
23
26
28
26
26
27
24
27
27
27
28
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
10
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.5
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.4
S
4
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
1
SW
5
0.5
SSW
5
0.4
SSW
5
0.4
SSW
5
0.4
SE
8
0.4
S
5
0.4
S
5
0.4
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
4
0.4
SE
9
0.5
S
5
0.4
SE
9
Energy kJ
44
31
22
9
10
10
6
21
21
20
20
57
13
7
7
18
7
7
7
11
10
21
12
22
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
Energy kJ
22
22
22
21
19
19
19
19
18
18
18
18
18
20
22
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WNW
3
Energy kJ
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
4
0.8
SSW
4
0.6
SSW
4
0.3
W
2
0.2
WNW
2
0.5
S
4
0.7
SSW
4
0.9
SSW
4
1
SW
4
0.3
NNW
3
0.4
SSW
5
0.4
SSW
5
0.6
SSE
5
0.3
E
3
0.7
SSE
5
Energy kJ
13
19
15
1
1
10
15
32
40
2
8
8
15
2
21
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
947
25
4
222
222
257
222
1570
67
32
4
207
1072
2204
2204
1565
1565
3130
20
2204
2204
1172
947
1172
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Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
2
2
3
3
2
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
8
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
9
9
9
8
7
5
7
6
5
6
5
5
9
8
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