The Castle Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.41° N 74.36° W

The Castle 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 26 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Castle sea temperature is
25.0°C
2.2° 

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 (26 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Castle at 9AM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 26). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Aug)1ft (0.3m)10s
Afternoon (26 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (26 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 28°C on Fri afternoon, min 20°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the S by Thu afternoon).

Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
10
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.5
SE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
18
18
17
23
21
29
27
28
31
29
28
29
71
71
32
54
39
30
35
46
61
27
18
17
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
SSE
15
S
20
S
25
SSW
20
SSW
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
30
S
25
S
20
S
15
SSW
15
W
10
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
10
SSW
15
SW
10
WNW
10
NW
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
off
High Tide
7:57AM1.03m
8:14PM1.32m
8:39AM1.10m
8:53PM1.34m
9:17AM1.16m
9:30PM1.34m
Low Tide
2:01AM0.17m
1:50PM0.18m
2:37AM0.12m
2:32PM0.14m
3:11AM0.08m
3:12PM0.11m
clear
clear
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clear
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
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part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:20
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:37
7:36
7:35
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
22
21
20
22
24
25
24
24
24
25
25
26
26
25
24
25
24
23
22
25
27
28
28
27
Feels °C
21
21
20
23
23
23
22
23
23
24
24
24
24
25
25
26
26
25
23
26
27
27
28
26
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