The Castle Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.41° N 74.36° W

The Castle 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 12 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Castle sea temperature is
26.3° C
2.8° 

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 (12 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for The Castle at 1PM is: 0.1m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 12). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)8s
Afternoon (12 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)8s
Evening (12 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)3s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 31°C on Thu afternoon, min 23°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
E
11
0.4
S
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.6
S
4
0.9
SSW
4
0.8
SSW
5
0.1
SE
11
0.7
SSW
5
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
SE
9
0.1
E
13
0.4
S
3
0.6
SSW
3
0.1
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3
3
3
3
2
5
5
9
31
27
4
19
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
7
3
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
15
N
10
N
10
ESE
15
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
20
W
15
W
10
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NW
15
N
15
N
15
N
5
NNE
10
SSE
15
S
15
SSE
10
SSW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
8:47AM1.20m
9:06PM1.51m
9:37AM1.26m
9:54PM1.48m
10:23AM1.30m
10:38PM1.41m
Low Tide
2:45AM-0.06m
2:41PM-0.06m
3:31AM-0.09m
3:32PM-0.06m
4:14AM-0.09m
4:21PM-0.04m
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:05
6:07
6:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:57
7:55
7:54
 mm
2
Temp °C
23
23
25
27
27
26
26
25
24
23
26
29
31
29
28
25
23
23
25
26
26
25
25
Feels °C
25
23
24
27
25
24
24
25
25
23
27
29
30
29
28
24
21
22
24
25
24
24
25
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