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Castles surfForecast / New Jersey / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 11 Dec 2025 ESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
6.9° C
(Which is 2.1°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Castles today?
The current surf forecast for Castles at 6PM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm December 11). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Castles. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
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| Period(s) (?) | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
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 kJ (?) | 39 | 28 | 28 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:29PM 1.07 | 2:19AM 0.97 | 2:25PM 0.98 | 3:19AM 0.99 | 3:26PM 0.91 | 4:12AM 1.03 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:18AM 0.15 | 8:04PM 0.05 | 8:19AM 0.19 | 8:55PM 0.08 | 9:24AM 0.20 | 9:45PM 0.09 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 4:32 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:34 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:34 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | -1 | -2 | -2 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | -1 | -3 |
| Feels °C (?) | -9 | -7 | -8 | -9 | -9 | -10 | -10 | -9 | -8 | -7 | -6 | -5 | -5 | -5 | -3 | -4 | -4 | -2 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -4 | -8 | -10 |
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