Castles Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(New Jersey, USA)

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Castles Surf Guide

Castles in New Jersey is a quite exposed sandbar break that has quite reliable surf and can work at any time of the year. Offshore winds blow from the northwest. Waves just as likely from local windswells as from distant groundswells and the ideal swell direction is from the southeast. When it's working here, it can get crowded. Beware of - Localism.

Castles Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Sandbar	3	fairly consistent	11.1°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Castles:

The best conditions reported for surf at Castles occur when a Southeast swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the Northwest.

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What's the best time of year to surf Castles (for consistent clean waves)?

novemberBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Castles with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of November. Clean surfable waves are typically found 32% of the time in November while 35% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 33% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

32%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

35%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

33%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Castles Location Map

Interactive Castles surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Castles is Atlantic City International Airport (ACY) in USA, 20 km (12 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Castles is Millville Muni Airport (MIV), also in USA, 62 km (39 miles) away.

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Please note that some surf spot locations are approximate to protect their exact location while others are not shown at close zoom level.

Castles Surf Forecasts:

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16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Monday, 4 May 2026, 05:07 Local Time

m, °C	Monday 04
ft, °F	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM
Wave (m)	E	SSW	SSW	S
Period (s)	8	5	5	5
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross	cross	cross	cross- on

Tides at Castles

Current tide and informaton

For Brigantine Channel at Hoffman Thorofare, New Jersey, 3 km from Castles.

Next High Water: 10:52am | 0.94m

Next Low Water: 04:36pm | 0.15m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Castles Sea Temperature

The water temperature (11.1 °C) at Castles is quite cold. If the sun shines as forecast, it should feel warm enough to get away with a good sealed spring wetsuit but you won't overheat in a winter wetsuit, gloves boots and a hood. Effective windchill factor of (12.0 °C).

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit, a neoprene hood, gloves and boots.