Castles Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.41° N 74.35° W

Issued: 1 pm 05 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Castles sea temperature is
25.2° C

4.0°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 (05 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Castles at 7PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (05 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (05 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent

Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Sun afternoon, min 19°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the NNE by Tue morning).

Sun
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wed
8
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
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.7
S
5
0.4
SE
9
0.9
S
5
0.8
S
5
0.8
S
5
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.7
NE
6
0.9
NE
6
1.1
NE
7
1.4
NE
5
1.4
NE
6
1.5
NE
6
1.4
NE
6
1.4
NE
6
1.3
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
18
18
18
18
18
20
22
40
31
31
24
23
23
35
61
116
94
133
148
152
157
145
134
132
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
15
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
20
W
10
N
10
ENE
5
ESE
5
S
10
SSE
10
ENE
25
NNE
20
N
15
NNW
25
N
30
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
12:52PM1.02m
00:55AM1.14m
1:36PM1.07m
1:41AM1.09m
2:23PM1.12m
2:34AM1.03m
Low Tide
6:44PM0.23m
7:22AM0.10m
7:41PM0.24m
8:05AM0.10m
8:40PM0.23m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:35
5:37
5:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:27
8:27
8:27
8:25
 mm
2
1
1
1
1
1
3
5
6
2
2
1
Temp °C
25
26
26
25
23
23
23
23
25
25
25
22
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
19
19
Feels °C
27
26
26
27
24
25
26
26
30
28
28
22
20
20
19
18
18
19
18
18
19
20
18
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
4
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.7
S
5
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.6
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.6
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.3
S
5
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
Energy kJ
6
18
18
18
18
20
20
21
22
22
23
17
12
11
11
13
23
23
16
10
5
13
13
13
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SSE
5
0.2
S
5
0.3
S
6
Energy kJ
18
18
23
23
24
24
24
15
15
14
14
22
6
2
7
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNE
3
0.4
SE
10
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
12
0.1
SE
5
0.1
SE
5
0.1
SE
6
Energy kJ
1
23
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
1
1
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
5
0.4
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.6
S
4
0.7
S
5
0.9
S
5
0.8
S
5
0.8
S
5
0.7
S
5
0.4
NE
3
0.7
NE
4
0.7
NE
6
0.9
NE
6
1.1
NE
7
1.4
NE
5
1.4
NE
6
1.5
NE
6
1.4
NE
6
1.4
NE
6
1.3
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
Energy kJ
7
7
10
12
22
40
31
31
24
2
16
35
61
116
94
133
148
152
157
145
134
132
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
2
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
1249
947
1594
1065
149
4
1171
149
32
53
35
441
565
11
317
584
423
143
143
143
74
28
0
138
Best forecast wave conditions in New Jersey
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
2
3
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
8
8
8
8
7
8
7
5
5
7
9
9
9
8
7
7
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder
How to use the Wavefinder 

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Castles surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest