The Castle Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.41° N 74.36° W

Issued: 1 am 02 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Castle sea temperature is
22.5° C

1.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (02 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for The Castle at 8AM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 02). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Jul)3ft (0.9m)5s
Afternoon (02 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (02 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)5s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 36°C on Fri afternoon, min 23°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
2
Friday
3
Saturday
4
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
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)
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.9
SSW
5
0.8
SSW
5
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.8
S
5
0.8
S
5
1
SSW
5
1
SSW
5
0.4
SE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.7
SSW
5
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
33
32
46
35
22
24
27
33
62
49
21
8
23
23
23
23
22
13
13
13
13
23
13
12
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
SSW
25
S
25
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
10
NW
5
W
15
SSW
20
SW
20
WSW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
WNW
10
N
5
S
20
S
15
S
25
SSW
15
W
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
10:51AM0.95m
10:58PM1.27m
11:29AM0.96m
11:34PM1.23m
12:10PM0.98m
Low Tide
4:50AM0.10m
4:28PM0.17m
5:25AM0.10m
5:07PM0.20m
6:02AM0.11m
5:52PM0.22m
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
heavy rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:33
5:35
5:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:28
8:28
8:27
 mm
1
1
12
5
Temp °C
23
23
24
29
31
31
29
29
28
28
29
33
34
36
34
31
29
29
29
32
33
32
25
24
Feels °C
23
23
26
32
31
30
29
30
29
30
31
36
34
35
33
32
30
31
31
35
33
32
24
25
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.6
S
5
0.6
S
5
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.7
S
5
0.6
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.3
SE
7
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.5
S
5
0.4
S
5
0.4
S
5
0.3
S
5
0.4
SSW
5
0.3
SE
9
0.6
S
5
Energy kJ
23
23
18
18
22
21
21
21
27
18
12
8
8
23
23
23
22
10
7
7
4
7
13
15
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
Energy kJ
23
23
21
21
21
8
9
13
13
13
13
13
12
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.4
SE
9
Energy kJ
4
5
23
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
5
0.8
S
5
0.9
SSW
5
0.8
SSW
5
0.7
S
5
0.8
S
4
0.8
S
5
0.8
S
5
1
SSW
5
1
SSW
5
0.4
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.6
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.3
W
3
0.5
S
5
0.7
SSW
5
0.5
S
5
Energy kJ
33
32
46
35
22
24
27
33
62
49
7
11
13
14
10
1
12
23
11
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
307
137
0
37
1171
1171
1071
68
37
0
96
148
63
1071
33
33
3
223
186
253
945
945
945
3
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Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
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Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
7
6
6
7
7
8
9
9
6
7
5
5
5
5
5
7
5
5
5
5
5
5
9
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