The Castle Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.41° N 74.36° W

The Castle 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 28 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Castle sea temperature is
24.8°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 (28 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Castle at 5PM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 28). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Aug)2ft (0.6m)8s
Afternoon (28 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Evening (28 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Fri afternoon, min 20°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.7
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.7
S
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
47
47
34
34
26
26
31
17
16
16
48
15
16
17
18
18
18
11
13
15
18
Wind (km/h)
0
SSW
5
SW
5
S
10
SW
15
NNW
20
N
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NE
20
ENE
15
ESE
10
S
10
SSW
5
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
25
SSW
20
SW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
9:17AM1.16m
9:30PM1.34m
9:52AM1.22m
10:05PM1.31m
10:27AM1.26m
10:42PM1.27m
Low Tide
3:12PM0.11m
3:42AM0.05m
3:51PM0.09m
4:14AM0.04m
4:31PM0.09m
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:35
7:32
7:31
 mm
2
6
1
1
1
Temp °C
25
26
26
26
24
23
21
20
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
23
24
25
25
24
24
Feels °C
29
29
28
27
24
20
17
17
19
19
20
22
22
23
22
24
24
24
24
24
25
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