The Castle Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.41° N 74.36° W

The Castle 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Castle sea temperature is
24.9° C
2.3° 

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 (17 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 14s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Castle at 2AM is: 0.1m 15s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 16). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)9s
Afternoon (17 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Evening (17 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 61mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 32°C on Thu night, min 24°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
5
0.5
SSW
4
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
15
0.2
ESE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.1
SE
14
0.3
SSE
5
0.3
S
5
0.4
S
5
0.1
SE
14
0.5
S
3
0.8
S
4
1.2
S
5
1.4
S
6
0.1
SE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7
7
4
4
3
3
8
8
18
8
8
8
8
7
7
21
68
130
7
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
15
WSW
15
NNW
10
N
15
N
15
N
10
NE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
S
20
S
15
S
25
SW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
11:01PM1.47m
11:38AM1.21m
11:50PM1.37m
12:30PM1.21m
Low Tide
4:37PM-0.06m
5:27AM-0.09m
5:31PM0.00m
6:17AM-0.05m
6:28PM0.08m
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:43
5:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:22
8:22
8:21
 mm
1
1
3
6
33
15
Temp °C
31
32
29
27
26
24
26
25
24
24
24
24
24
25
25
26
25
24
24
Feels °C
31
34
27
26
24
22
26
23
23
24
24
24
24
25
25
28
26
27
24
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