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Castles surfForecast / New Jersey / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Sunday 24 May 2026 EDTForecast 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
15.5° C
(Which is 2.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Castles today?
The current surf forecast for Castles at 2PM is: 2.1m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 May) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (24 May) | 7ft (2.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (24 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Castles. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Warm (max 20°C on Tue night, min 13°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 24 | Monday 25 | Tuesday 26 | Wed 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | |
900 | 858 | 676 | 588 | 534 | 461 | 351 | 317 | 277 | 239 | 169 | 169 | 137 | 112 | 109 | 83 | 63 | 62 | 60 | 75 | 79 | 74 | 59 | 57 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross | glassy | cross | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | |
High Tide | 3:32AM1.13m | 4:24PM1.09m | 4:35AM1.07m | 5:20PM1.14m | 5:32AM1.02m | 6:07PM1.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:01AM0.07m | 10:24PM0.19m | 10:55AM0.09m | 11:27PM0.19m | 11:43AM0.10m | 00:21AM0.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — | 8:14 |
3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 |
7 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
 kJ | — | — | — | 588 | 534 | 461 | 351 | 317 | 277 | 239 | 169 | 169 | 137 | 112 | 75 | 73 | 52 | 52 | 55 | 75 | 79 | 74 | 59 | 57 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 18 | E 18 | — | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | — | 22 | 20 | 19 | 28 | 39 | 49 | 51 | 75 | 109 | 83 | 63 | 62 | 60 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 32 | 31 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 17 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | E 16 | E 16 | — | — | E 16 | SE 15 | SE 15 | E 15 | — | — | E 15 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 5 | — | — | 5 | 9 | 8 | 4 | — | — | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 900 | 858 | 676 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 294 | 294 | 71 | 69 | 0 | 32 | 32 | 60 | 74 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 20 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 100 | 37 | 29 | 37 | 0 |
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