The Castle Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.41° N 74.36° W

Issued: 7 am 04 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Castle sea temperature is
23.7° C

2.5°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 (04 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Castle at 2PM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Jul)1ft (0.3m)9s
Afternoon (04 Jul)1ft (0.3m)9s
Evening (04 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)4s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 34°C on Sat afternoon, min 21°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Sat night, calm by Sun night).

Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tue
7
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
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.8
SSW
4
1
SSW
5
1
SSW
5
0.6
SSW
5
0.6
SW
5
0.2
ESE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
9
0.5
SSE
5
0.7
SSE
5
0.5
SSE
5
0.5
SSE
5
0.7
S
5
0.6
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
22
13
13
13
13
24
42
52
15
18
7
18
18
7
7
7
14
23
15
14
24
26
53
66
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
WSW
20
SSW
20
SW
40
W
15
NNW
10
N
10
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
20
S
20
SSE
10
E
5
N
10
ENE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
10
S
5
ESE
10
ENE
15
ENE
10
NNE
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
12:10PM0.98m
00:13AM1.19m
12:52PM1.02m
00:55AM1.14m
1:36PM1.07m
1:41AM1.09m
Low Tide
6:02AM0.11m
5:52PM0.22m
6:42AM0.11m
6:44PM0.23m
7:22AM0.10m
7:41PM0.24m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:35
5:35
5:35
5:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:27
8:27
8:27
8:27
 mm
5
2
4
2
1
1
2
3
2
1
Temp °C
28
28
33
34
34
28
23
24
23
23
26
27
25
24
24
24
24
24
25
25
25
24
22
22
Feels °C
31
32
35
34
33
25
24
25
24
25
29
27
26
27
28
27
25
27
28
28
28
27
23
25
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
4
0.3
S
4
0.3
S
4
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.6
S
5
0.6
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.4
S
5
0.3
S
5
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.4
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.5
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.3
SSE
5
0.3
S
5
Energy kJ
6
3
3
13
13
13
15
17
11
7
4
18
18
7
5
10
8
8
9
12
7
4
4
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.2
S
5
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
9
0.1
NE
4
0.2
ENE
6
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
Energy kJ
22
13
13
8
12
7
7
7
18
2
7
7
1
3
9
9
9
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
10
0.1
E
11
Energy kJ
9
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.8
SSW
4
1
SSW
5
1
SSW
5
0.6
SSW
5
0.6
SW
5
0.5
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
3
0.4
SSE
4
0.3
ESE
3
0.2
E
3
0.5
SSE
5
0.7
SSE
5
0.5
SSE
5
0.5
SSE
5
0.7
S
5
0.6
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
Energy kJ
3
6
24
42
52
15
18
41
8
5
2
1
14
23
15
14
24
26
53
66
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
223
434
476
2329
1370
68
21
3
33
258
2371
3131
2329
1234
107
186
1171
617
148
2518
148
93
398
0
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Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
3
3
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
9
9
9
8
7
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
9
8
8
8
7
5
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