Castles Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.41° N 74.35° W

Issued: 1 pm 04 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Castles sea temperature is
23.6° C

2.4°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 (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 5PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

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 42mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 34°C on Sat afternoon, min 22°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sat night, calm by Sun night).

Sat
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tue
7
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
1.3
SSW
5
0.9
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
0.9
SSW
5
0.9
S
5
0.9
S
5
0.8
S
5
0.8
S
5
0.7
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
21
21
21
31
77
42
19
19
18
18
18
18
18
42
43
43
33
32
34
59
56
53
40
39
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
20
SSW
20
SW
45
WSW
25
NW
15
NW
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
5
E
10
E
15
SE
20
SE
15
SE
10
ESE
20
E
15
SSE
10
SSW
5
W
15
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
High Tide
12:10PM0.98m
00:13AM1.19m
12:52PM1.02m
00:55AM1.14m
1:36PM1.07m
1:41AM1.09m
Low Tide
5:52PM0.22m
6:42AM0.11m
6:44PM0.23m
7:22AM0.10m
7:41PM0.24m
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:35
5:35
5:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:27
8:27
8:27
8:27
 mm
1
2
1
3
2
1
2
7
13
6
3
1
Temp °C
33
34
34
26
24
24
23
23
25
26
25
24
24
24
24
24
25
25
24
23
23
23
22
23
Feels °C
35
34
33
21
22
25
24
24
26
27
27
26
27
28
27
27
27
27
27
24
25
26
26
25
Swell 1
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
0.9
SW
5
0.5
SSW
5
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.4
S
5
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.8
S
5
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
Energy kJ
21
21
21
20
20
42
13
19
18
8
18
18
18
30
20
21
22
12
34
59
56
53
40
39
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
4
0.4
SE
9
0.4
NW
3
0.3
NNE
3
0.3
NE
3
0.4
SE
8
0.2
ENE
4
0.2
ENE
4
0.4
SE
8
0.1
NE
4
0.2
ENE
4
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.6
S
5
0.6
S
5
0.6
S
5
Energy kJ
6
19
2
2
2
18
1
1
18
1
2
22
23
14
14
15
15
16
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
9
0.2
ENE
4
0.2
E
3
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.4
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
Energy kJ
19
1
1
2
2
24
15
15
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
4
0.7
SSW
4
0.9
SSW
4
1.3
SSW
5
0.6
NW
4
0.4
N
4
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.4
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.6
S
5
0.9
SSW
5
0.9
S
5
0.9
S
5
0.8
S
5
0.8
S
5
0.8
SSE
5
0.7
SSE
5
0.7
S
5
Energy kJ
6
14
31
77
10
4
11
12
8
12
15
42
43
43
33
32
32
23
22
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
1
1
1
Distance (km)
222
2518
1369
96
32
32
145
1072
2217
1292
2330
1201
1187
0
959
803
2233
2518
2518
1171
317
7
4
7
Best forecast wave conditions in New Jersey
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
3
3
1
2
1
1
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
5
9
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
8
8
7
7
5
5
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