Castles Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.41° N 74.35° W

Issued: 1 am 02 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Castles sea temperature is
22.4° C

1.6°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 (02 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Castles at 5AM is: 1.0m 5s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)5s
Afternoon (02 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Evening (02 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)5s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 36°C on Fri afternoon, min 23°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
2
Friday
3
Saturday
4
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSW
5
1
SSW
5
0.9
SSW
5
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
1
SSW
5
1.1
SSW
5
1
SSW
5
0.9
SSW
5
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
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
0.9
SSW
5
0.8
SSW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
53
53
44
41
40
40
51
69
58
36
20
21
22
44
31
22
22
22
22
21
21
22
30
28
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
SSW
25
S
25
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
10
NW
5
W
15
SSW
20
SW
20
WSW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
WNW
10
N
5
S
20
S
15
S
25
SSW
15
W
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
10:51AM0.95m
10:58PM1.27m
11:29AM0.96m
11:34PM1.23m
12:10PM0.98m
Low Tide
4:50AM0.10m
4:28PM0.17m
5:25AM0.10m
5:07PM0.20m
6:02AM0.11m
5:52PM0.22m
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
heavy rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:33
5:33
5:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:28
8:28
8:27
 mm
1
1
12
5
Temp °C
23
23
24
29
31
31
29
29
28
28
29
33
34
36
34
31
29
29
29
32
33
32
25
24
Feels °C
23
23
26
32
31
30
29
30
29
30
31
36
34
35
33
32
30
31
31
35
33
33
24
25
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.9
SSW
5
0.6
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.4
SE
7
0.5
SE
10
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.6
SSW
5
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.8
SSW
5
Energy kJ
29
30
29
41
40
40
32
32
32
36
17
12
11
44
31
22
22
17
11
11
21
21
20
28
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
Energy kJ
20
20
21
22
22
22
21
20
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.2
WNW
3
Energy kJ
7
11
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSW
5
1
SSW
5
0.9
SSW
5
0.8
SSW
5
0.8
SSW
5
0.9
SSW
5
1
SSW
5
1.1
SSW
5
1
SSW
5
0.3
WNW
3
0.5
S
5
0.6
SSW
5
0.8
SSW
4
0.7
SSW
4
0.7
SSW
4
0.3
WNW
3
0.3
WNW
3
0.5
SSW
5
0.7
SSW
5
0.9
SSW
5
Energy kJ
53
53
44
33
29
35
51
69
58
2
12
17
18
20
21
2
2
14
22
30
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
800
487
480
96
35
36
324
800
82
67
32
1
25
149
1172
115
53
32
0
128
32
257
37
947
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Rating
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Rating
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Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
9
8
7
6
6
6
8
9
9
9
9
8
5
5
5
5
5
7
4
5
5
5
5
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