Castles surfForecast / New Jersey / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Monday 25 May 2026 EDT
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Castles surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Castles sea temperature is
15.4° C
(Which is 1.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Castles today?

The current surf forecast for Castles at 6PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 May)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Afternoon (25 May)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Evening (25 May)2.5ft (0.8m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Thu morning, min 17°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
25
Tuesday
26
Wednesday
27
Thu
28
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
E
8
1
E
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.8
S
7
0.9
S
7
0.8
S
7
0.8
S
7
0.7
S
7
0.7
S
7
0.6
S
6
0.7
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
7
0.7
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.6
SSE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
134
134
104
99
79
77
60
60
60
56
74
59
59
44
43
31
48
63
65
44
32
32
41
47
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
N
10
NE
10
ENE
5
E
10
SE
5
SSE
5
S
5
SW
5
W
5
W
10
SW
15
SSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
15
NW
20
NW
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
5:20PM1.14m
5:32AM1.02m
6:07PM1.19m
6:20AM1.00m
6:49PM1.23m
7:04AM0.98m
Low Tide
10:55AM0.09m
11:27PM0.19m
11:43AM0.10m
00:21AM0.16m
12:26PM0.10m
1:11AM0.14m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:35
5:35
5:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:12
8:13
8:14
8:15
1
1
1
1
3
3
Temp °C
17
19
20
20
20
19
19
19
19
18
18
18
17
17
18
18
21
22
22
21
21
20
19
18
17
19
20
21
22
21
21
20
20
19
19
19
18
18
20
20
23
23
23
21
21
20
18
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
E
8
1
E
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.8
S
6
0.8
S
6
0.8
S
7
0.9
S
7
0.8
S
7
0.8
S
7
0.7
S
7
0.7
S
7
0.6
S
6
0.7
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
7
0.7
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
7
Energy kJ
134
134
104
99
79
77
60
54
54
56
74
59
59
44
43
31
48
63
65
44
32
32
34
36
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
7
0.8
S
7
0.8
S
7
0.8
S
7
0.7
S
7
0.7
S
7
0.7
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
8
0.5
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
Energy kJ
40
45
57
56
56
43
43
60
60
45
45
32
32
18
18
17
10
10
9
28
30
28
41
47
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.2
ESE
7
Energy kJ
10
10
10
5
5
5
9
8
4
4
7
7
5
4
3
3
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
7
7
29
7
7
7
0
71
74
115
120
116
52
25
4
32
53
36
4
32
35
25
32
0
Best forecast wave conditions in New Jersey
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
4
4
3
3
1
1
2
3
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
5
6
9
9
9
6
6
7
7
7
8
9
6
7
6
9
6
8
8
6
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