Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.41° N 74.36° W

The Castle 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 21 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Castle sea temperature is
17.9°C
2.1° 

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 (21 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Castle at 7AM is: 2.3m 11s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Oct)7.5ft (2.3m)11s
Afternoon (21 Oct)11ft (3.5m)11s
Evening (21 Oct)11ft (3.5m)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 9°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNE on Wed morning, light winds from the ENE by Fri night).

Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
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)
1
0
0
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1
1
0
0
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
E
11
2.3
E
11
2.3
E
11
3.5
ENE
11
3.5
ENE
11
3.5
E
11
3.5
E
11
3.5
ENE
11
2.1
E
12
1.9
E
11
1.7
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.5
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.1
ENE
9
1.1
E
9
1
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1009
1212
1257
2935
2749
2767
2867
2734
1144
859
661
577
468
338
277
228
299
299
262
202
199
160
99
121
Wind (km/h)
35
NNE
40
NNE
40
NNE
40
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
30
NNE
30
N
30
N
30
NNW
25
NNW
25
N
20
NNW
10
NNW
20
NNW
25
N
25
N
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NE
20
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
Wind State
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
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:21AM0.98m
5:32PM1.15m
6:05AM1.08m
6:16PM1.19m
6:44AM1.19m
6:59PM1.21m
Low Tide
11:08PM0.27m
11:12AM0.33m
11:51PM0.21m
12:04PM0.25m
00:30AM0.14m
12:53PM0.17m
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Temp °C
14
13
11
12
13
14
14
13
11
10
9
13
17
18
16
14
13
12
11
12
12
11
12
12
Feels °C
7
5
3
4
5
6
7
6
4
3
3
6
11
14
11
9
8
6
5
6
7
7
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