Castletown Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Isle of Man, UK)

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Castletown Surf Guide

Castletown in Isle of Man is a fairly exposed beach break that only works once in a while. Winter and spring are the favoured times of year to visit. The best wind direction is from the north. Tends to receive a mix of groundswells and windswells and the best swell direction is from the south southwest. The beach breaks favour rights. Surfable at all stages of the tide. It very rarely gets crowded here.

Castletown Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach	1	inconsistent	9.8°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Castletown:

The best conditions reported for surf at Castletown occur when a South-southwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the North.

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What's the best time of year to surf Castletown (for consistent clean waves)?

decemberBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Castletown with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of December. Clean surfable waves are typically found 1% of the time in December while 39% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 60% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

39%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

60%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Castletown Location Map

Interactive Castletown surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Castletown is Isle Of Man Airport (IOM) in England, 2 km (1 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Castletown is Walney Island (Barrow Island) Airport (BWF), also in England, 91 km (57 miles) away.

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Please note that some surf spot locations are approximate to protect their exact location while others are not shown at close zoom level.

Castletown Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Wednesday, 6 May 2026, 05:04 Local Time

m, °C	Wednesday 06
ft, °F	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM
Wave (m)	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE
Period (s)	4	4	4	4
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- on	cross	cross- on	cross- on

What does Castletown look like?

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Tides at Castletown

Current tide and informaton

For Port Erin, Isle of Man, 8 km from Castletown.

Next High Water: 02:54pm | 4.43m

Next Low Water: 08:44am | 0.95m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Castletown Sea Temperature

Very cold water temperature (9.8 °C) at Castletown. Despite the sunshine, even with a thick winter wetsuit, neoprene hood, gloves and boots it will be difficult to stay comfortable in the sea for long today.

Today, many surfers would wear a winter wetsuit, a neoprene hood, gloves and boots.