Castles Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.41° N 74.35° W

Issued: 1 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 (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 6PM 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 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

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 40mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 35°C on Fri afternoon, min 22°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, near gales from the WNW by Sat night).

Fri
3
Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Mon
6
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
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
0.8
ESE
3
0.4
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
21
22
32
23
22
22
22
22
21
21
21
25
20
19
19
19
18
18
18
18
18
18
14
21
Wind (km/h)
5
SSW
20
S
20
SW
10
N
5
S
0
NW
0
SSE
5
W
10
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
50
WNW
10
N
15
SW
10
W
10
W
5
SE
15
E
20
ENE
20
ESE
5
NW
15
ENE
20
ESE
20
SE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
off
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
5:07PM0.20m
6:02AM0.11m
5:52PM0.22m
6:42AM0.11m
6:44PM0.23m
7:22AM0.10m
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
heavy rain
mod rain
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
light rain
cloud
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
1
15
9
1
3
1
3
4
Temp °C
32
33
35
29
30
26
25
26
31
33
33
22
22
22
22
23
25
25
23
23
23
22
23
23
Feels °C
34
33
35
29
31
29
29
29
33
33
33
16
23
23
23
25
28
26
24
24
26
24
24
24
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
5
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.6
S
4
0.6
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.4
S
5
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.6
SW
5
0.4
SW
4
0.3
SSW
4
0.4
SE
8
0.4
S
5
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
S
4
0.4
SE
9
Energy kJ
11
22
32
23
22
14
15
11
7
21
21
20
20
13
5
4
18
7
18
18
18
18
4
21
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
S
5
0.4
SE
8
0.3
S
5
0.3
S
5
0.3
S
5
0.2
ENE
3
0.4
SE
9
Energy kJ
21
7
22
22
22
21
19
19
19
4
18
4
4
4
1
20
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
7
0.3
NNE
3
0.2
NNE
4
0.2
NNE
3
Energy kJ
7
2
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
5
0.6
SSW
4
0.8
SSW
4
0.7
SSW
4
0.3
W
3
0.6
SSW
5
0.7
SSW
4
0.9
SSW
4
1.2
WSW
5
0.3
NW
3
0.4
SSW
5
0.4
SE
3
0.4
SSE
5
0.8
ESE
3
0.8
SE
4
Energy kJ
11
14
19
19
1
17
15
25
69
2
7
2
7
14
20
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
163
1439
1070
32
4
128
187
257
222
2330
67
944
4
87
145
1249
2204
1594
2330
3130
25
1237
1012
803
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Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
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Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
1
1
2
1
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
8
5
8
7
6
6
5
6
4
5
5
9
9
9
8
7
5
5
5
6
5
6
8
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