The Castle Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.41° N 74.36° W

The Castle 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 19 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Castle sea temperature is
25.3° 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 (20 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Castle at 2AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (20 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (20 Aug)1ft (0.3m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 55mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 28°C on Wed night, min 20°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
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)
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.2
ESE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
1.1
ENE
4
0.9
E
5
1
NE
4
1.1
NE
5
1
ENE
5
0.9
ENE
5
0.8
ENE
5
0.6
E
5
0.9
ENE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
14
13
13
28
28
20
19
7
18
11
46
40
36
53
52
34
31
18
37
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
15
W
10
W
15
W
15
WNW
5
WNW
0
SW
10
SSE
5
SE
25
NNE
30
ENE
20
NE
25
NNE
25
NE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
on
on
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
2:14PM1.18m
2:27AM0.92m
3:06PM1.14m
3:26AM0.87m
4:08PM1.13m
Low Tide
8:43PM0.30m
8:35AM0.28m
9:43PM0.34m
9:27AM0.32m
10:49PM0.35m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:13
6:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:47
7:45
7:45
 mm
4
12
13
1
Temp °C
29
28
27
25
24
24
25
26
23
21
20
21
21
21
22
23
23
22
24
Feels °C
29
27
27
24
24
25
27
27
26
20
18
21
20
20
20
22
23
22
25
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