The Castle Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.41° N 74.36° W

The Castle 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 16 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Castle sea temperature is
25.5° 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 (16 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 3s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Castle at 5AM is: 0.1m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 16). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)9s
Afternoon (16 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)3s
Evening (16 Aug)3ft (0.9m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 29°C on Mon afternoon, min 21°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sun night, calm by Tue night).

Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
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)
0
0
0
0
0
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
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.4
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
3
0.8
S
4
0.9
SSE
4
0.9
SSE
4
1.1
SSE
5
1.2
S
5
1.5
SSW
6
0.2
ESE
4
0.3
SE
4
0.2
ESE
4
0.7
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
7
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.5
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.3
SE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3
3
3
10
8
19
26
36
56
79
150
2
3
2
0
0
0
0
7
7
22
44
35
19
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
25
S
20
S
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
S
25
SW
15
WSW
15
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
15
NNW
10
NNW
5
ESE
15
SE
10
S
5
WNW
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
on
on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
11:21PM1.32m
11:54AM1.29m
00:06AM1.21m
12:40PM1.26m
00:52AM1.10m
1:27PM1.22m
Low Tide
5:38AM0.00m
6:00PM0.10m
6:22AM0.08m
6:54PM0.18m
7:06AM0.16m
7:48PM0.24m
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:09
6:11
6:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:52
7:51
7:49
 mm
1
4
3
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
24
24
24
24
24
23
21
22
23
23
23
26
28
29
28
26
25
23
23
26
27
26
27
26
Feels °C
24
24
23
22
21
22
18
19
21
23
25
28
30
31
30
29
28
25
24
28
29
27
29
28
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