Castles Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.41° N 74.35° W

Issued: 7 am 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 (03 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Castles at 11AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 03). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (03 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (03 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 43mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 36°C on Fri afternoon, min 22°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Sat night, calm by Sun morning).

Friday
3
Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Mon
6
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
2 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
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)
0.8
SSW
5
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
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
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
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
26
20
21
22
32
31
22
22
22
22
21
21
23
26
29
19
19
19
18
18
18
18
18
18
Wind (km/h)
10
W
10
NW
5
SW
20
SSW
20
SW
20
NW
5
S
10
WNW
10
NNW
10
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SW
30
W
15
NW
15
NW
15
W
10
WSW
0
NNE
15
ESE
10
ENE
15
E
5
ESE
5
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross
off
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
11:29AM0.96m
11:34PM1.23m
12:10PM0.98m
00:13AM1.19m
12:52PM1.02m
00:55AM1.14m
Low Tide
5:25AM0.10m
5:07PM0.20m
6:02AM0.11m
5:52PM0.22m
6:42AM0.11m
6:44PM0.23m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
heavy rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
light rain
mod rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:33
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
2
1
1
1
15
5
2
5
9
Temp °C
28
29
33
34
36
24
26
25
26
26
30
33
34
26
23
25
23
23
26
26
23
24
23
22
Feels °C
30
31
36
34
36
23
28
26
29
28
31
33
34
24
24
26
24
26
30
27
25
26
26
25
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
9
0.6
SSW
5
0.5
S
5
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.6
S
5
0.6
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.4
SSW
5
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.6
SW
5
0.4
SW
4
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
Energy kJ
20
17
11
22
32
31
22
15
16
11
7
21
21
20
20
19
13
5
18
18
18
18
18
18
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SE
7
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
0.3
SSW
4
0.3
S
4
0.3
S
4
0.3
S
5
0.3
S
5
0.3
S
5
Energy kJ
20
21
7
22
22
22
21
19
19
19
4
3
3
4
4
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.3
NW
3
0.3
S
5
0.2
NNE
3
Energy kJ
7
7
2
4
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
5
0.3
WNW
3
0.5
S
5
0.6
SSW
4
0.8
SSW
4
0.7
SSW
4
0.4
W
3
0.2
NNW
2
0.2
NNW
2
0.6
SSW
5
0.9
SSW
4
0.9
SSW
4
0.9
SW
4
0.8
SW
5
0.2
NNW
3
0.3
N
2
0.3
ESE
3
0.3
E
3
Energy kJ
26
2
11
13
19
20
2
1
1
17
23
26
29
26
1
1
1
1
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
3
1
1
Distance (km)
4
95
163
194
337
36
4
128
149
257
434
1570
53
936
1070
434
1072
1072
1249
936
1570
3234
1172
944
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Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
1
2
2
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
7
5
5
5
8
7
5
6
5
5
4
5
5
9
9
9
8
7
5
5
5
5
7
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