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Castles surfForecast / New Jersey / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Saturday 02 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
11.3° 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 2AM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 02). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (03 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Evening (03 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Castles. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 7°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the SSW by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 2 | Sunday 3 | Monday 4 | Tue 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | |
73 | 73 | 74 | 73 | 73 | 74 | 76 | 76 | 74 | 69 | 51 | 50 | 36 | 59 | 73 | 55 | 67 | 89 | 125 | 125 | 209 | 236 | 243 | 263 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | |
High Tide | 9:53PM1.30m | 10:15AM0.98m | 10:28PM1.27m | 10:52AM0.94m | 11:05PM1.23m | 11:32AM0.89m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:32PM0.07m | 4:17AM0.04m | 4:04PM0.10m | 4:55AM0.08m | 4:36PM0.15m | 5:35AM0.13m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — |
 | 7:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:53 |
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Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 |
12 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
 kJ | 73 | 73 | 74 | 73 | 73 | 74 | 76 | 76 | 74 | 69 | 51 | 50 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 16 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 3 | — | S 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | 1 | 8 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 27 | 29 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | — | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | 6 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NNW 3 | N 3 | NNW 4 | WNW 3 | W 3 | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 3 | 8 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 36 | 59 | 73 | 55 | 67 | 89 | 125 | 125 | 209 | 236 | 243 | 263 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 7 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 489 | 387 | 25 | 7 | 30 | 225 | 280 | 431 | 480 | 92 | 44 | 111 | 306 | 306 | 306 | 1198 | 1388 | 531 |
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