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Castles surfForecast / New Jersey / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Friday 12 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
6.8° C
(Which is 2.0°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Castles today?
The current surf forecast for Castles at 8PM is: 0.1m 6s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm December 12). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 7s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Castles. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
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 kJ (?) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 47 | 35 | 60 | 25 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 9 | 14 | 9 | 16 | 17 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:25PM 0.98 | 3:19AM 0.99 | 3:26PM 0.91 | 4:12AM 1.03 | 4:21PM 0.87 | 4:58AM 1.08 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:55PM 0.08 | 9:24AM 0.20 | 9:45PM 0.09 | 10:24AM 0.19 | 10:31PM 0.10 | 11:17AM 0.16 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:09 | - |
| Sunset | 4:34 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:34 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:34 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | -1 | -3 | -3 | -4 | -5 | -6 | -8 | -8 | -7 | -6 | -3 |
| Feels °C (?) | -6 | -5 | -5 | -5 | -5 | -3 | -4 | -2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -3 | -6 | -9 | -11 | -13 | -14 | -14 | -17 | -18 | -18 | -16 | -15 | -12 |
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