Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.41° N 74.36° W

The Castle 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 20 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Castle sea temperature is
17.9°C
1.9° 

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 (20 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 11s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for The Castle at 4PM is: 1.9m 10s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Oct)6ft (1.9m)11s
Afternoon (20 Oct)8ft (2.4m)10s
Evening (20 Oct)6.5ft (2.0m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNE on Wed morning, light winds from the N by Thu afternoon).

Tue
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
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)
1
2
2
0
1
0
1
1
1
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1
0
0
1
2
2
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
E
11
2.4
E
10
3
ENE
10
1.9
E
11
2.2
E
11
2.4
E
11
2.4
E
11
2.4
E
11
2.5
E
12
3.5
ENE
12
3.5
E
12
3.5
ENE
12
3.5
ENE
11
3.5
ENE
11
1.9
E
11
1.7
E
11
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
973
1129
1530
798
1089
1326
1369
1419
1649
3527
3361
3179
2639
2771
841
649
533
452
384
277
228
Wind (km/h)
35
NNE
35
NNE
30
NNE
30
NE
35
NNE
40
NNE
40
NNE
40
NNE
40
NNE
40
NNE
40
NNE
35
NNE
35
N
35
N
30
N
30
N
30
N
25
N
15
N
15
NNW
25
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:40PM1.12m
5:21AM0.98m
5:32PM1.15m
6:05AM1.08m
6:16PM1.19m
Low Tide
10:09AM0.38m
11:08PM0.27m
11:12AM0.33m
11:51PM0.21m
12:04PM0.25m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
15
16
17
17
15
13
12
11
11
12
13
14
12
11
10
10
13
17
18
16
14
Feels °C
7
9
11
11
9
4
3
2
2
4
5
6
4
3
2
3
6
10
13
12
9
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