Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.41° N 74.36° W

The Castle 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 08 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Castle sea temperature is
18.4°C
0.6° 

The Castle surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at The Castle today (08 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Castle at 6AM is: 0.9m 4s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)5s
Afternoon (08 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)5s
Evening (08 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
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)
0.9
SSW
4
0.9
SSW
4
0.8
SSW
5
0.1
SE
9
0.8
SW
5
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
8
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
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
25
28
27
3
26
3
3
3
3
2
8
8
3
3
11
10
10
10
9
15
16
16
15
14
Wind (km/h)
25
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
20
W
15
WNW
20
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
15
WNW
10
NNW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
W
15
WNW
15
NW
10
WNW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
NNE
5
E
10
SSE
5
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
High Tide
7:19AM1.29m
7:36PM1.32m
8:05AM1.36m
8:22PM1.30m
8:48AM1.41m
9:05PM1.26m
Low Tide
1:08AM0.05m
1:24PM0.07m
1:52AM0.02m
2:14PM0.04m
2:33AM0.01m
3:00PM0.03m
clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
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Temp °C
16
16
16
19
23
23
22
21
18
17
16
18
21
20
19
19
19
18
18
18
19
19
19
19
Feels °C
12
12
12
16
19
19
19
18
14
14
12
14
16
16
15
16
17
16
16
16
17
17
16
17
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