Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.41° N 74.36° W

The Castle 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 17 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Castle sea temperature is
19.0°C
2.7° 

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 (17 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Castle at 4PM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 17). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Afternoon (17 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Evening (17 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon night, min 8°C on Sat night). Mainly strong winds.

Sat
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
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
1
1
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Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
9
1
NNE
6
1
NE
7
1.1
NE
6
1.2
NE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
9
1.3
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.3
E
8
1.3
E
9
1.5
E
10
1.8
E
10
2
E
11
2.5
ESE
11
3
ESE
12
3.5
E
12
3.5
E
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3
77
88
101
124
150
193
243
273
270
257
215
187
268
407
676
969
1626
2388
3213
3159
Wind (km/h)
35
N
30
N
30
N
30
N
30
N
25
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NE
30
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
30
NE
30
NE
35
NE
40
NE
40
NNE
40
NNE
40
NNE
40
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:42PM1.16m
2:17AM0.86m
2:36PM1.12m
3:20AM0.86m
3:37PM1.11m
Low Tide
8:27PM0.34m
8:02AM0.39m
9:22PM0.34m
9:02AM0.40m
10:19PM0.32m
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Temp °C
10
11
12
11
9
9
8
8
10
10
11
11
12
12
12
12
12
12
13
14
14
Feels °C
2
3
4
3
1
2
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
6
5
5
4
4
4
6
5
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