Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.41° N 74.36° W

The Castle 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 15 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Castle sea temperature is
18.5°C
1.7° 

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 (16 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Castle at 3AM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Oct)2ft (0.6m)4s
Afternoon (16 Oct)3ft (0.9m)4s
Evening (16 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 22°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Thu night, fresh winds from the N by Sat morning).

Thu
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ENE
6
0.6
E
6
0.3
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.6
SE
4
0.6
S
4
0.8
SSE
4
0.9
S
4
0.8
SSW
4
0.8
SSW
5
0.2
ESE
9
0.5
SE
6
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.2
ESE
9
1.3
NE
6
1.5
NE
7
1.6
NE
7
1.6
NE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
31
23
15
47
12
11
24
33
21
25
8
19
3
3
8
124
189
215
258
Wind (km/h)
15
ENE
15
E
25
ESE
20
SE
20
S
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
25
NW
25
NW
30
NNW
35
N
30
NNW
30
N
30
N
30
N
35
NNE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
00:30AM0.93m
12:51PM1.20m
1:22AM0.88m
1:42PM1.16m
Low Tide
6:39PM0.27m
6:14AM0.32m
7:34PM0.31m
7:06AM0.36m
8:27PM0.34m
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light rain
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clear
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6:19
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1
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Temp °C
14
15
15
16
17
18
19
21
22
21
17
15
12
9
7
9
12
11
9
Feels °C
11
13
11
13
15
17
17
20
20
20
14
11
6
1
0
2
4
2
0
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