Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.41° N 74.36° W

The Castle 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 18 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Castle sea temperature is
18.9°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 (18 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for The Castle at 5PM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Afternoon (18 Oct)4ft (1.2m)8s
Evening (18 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Wed morning). Mainly strong winds.

Sun
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
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
2
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2
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.2
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.1
E
7
1.4
E
9
1.6
E
10
1.9
E
11
2.5
ESE
12
2.3
E
12
3.5
E
12
3.5
E
12
2.2
E
12
2.2
E
11
2.2
E
11
2.1
E
11
2.1
E
10
2.1
E
10
2.1
E
11
2.3
E
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
226
212
177
161
164
124
304
494
872
1744
1591
3024
2926
1288
1236
1148
999
944
937
974
1197
Wind (km/h)
30
NE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
30
NE
35
NE
40
NE
35
NE
30
NNE
30
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
35
N
40
NNE
40
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:36PM1.12m
3:20AM0.86m
3:37PM1.11m
4:27AM0.90m
4:40PM1.12m
Low Tide
8:02AM0.39m
9:22PM0.34m
9:02AM0.40m
10:19PM0.32m
10:09AM0.38m
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clear
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clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
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Temp °C
11
11
11
11
12
12
12
11
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
12
14
16
17
16
14
Feels °C
4
4
5
5
6
7
7
4
4
4
5
7
6
6
5
4
5
8
10
9
6
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