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Castles surfForecast / New Jersey / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Monday 11 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
12.6° C
(Which is 1.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Castles today?
The current surf forecast for Castles at 9AM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 11). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (11 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (11 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Castles. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Mon night, strong winds from the S by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | NE 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SE 7 | SE 11 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | SSW 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | |
91 | 82 | 71 | 77 | 75 | 65 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 34 | 58 | 60 | 43 | 42 | 28 | 27 | 30 | 43 | 85 | 163 | 217 | 264 | 312 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 3:58AM1.05m | 4:47PM0.99m | 5:01AM1.06m | 5:38PM1.12m | 5:56AM1.09m | 6:25PM1.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:25AM0.16m | 10:48PM0.23m | 11:16AM0.10m | 11:49PM0.15m | 12:03PM0.04m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | — |
1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 16 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
16 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 7 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
 kJ | 91 | 82 | 71 | 71 | 75 | 65 | 27 | 25 | 18 | 23 | 34 | 58 | 60 | 43 | 42 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | E 8 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 14 | 12 | 22 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 20 | 17 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | ESE 12 | — | SE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 15 | SSE 6 | SE 11 | E 8 | SE 11 | SE 11 | S 6 | S 5 | — | — | — | E 14 | E 13 | — | — | — | E 12 | E 12 | — |
| kJ | 14 | 13 | — | 22 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 20 | 11 | 19 | 19 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNE 3 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | — | — | — | WNW 2 | NNE 3 | NNW 3 | — | — | SSE 2 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | — | 4 | 71 | 77 | 51 | 40 | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 8 | 15 | 30 | 43 | 85 | 163 | 217 | 264 | 312 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 143 | 143 | 138 | 145 | 280 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 35 | 32 | 0 | 35 | 94 | 482 | 442 | 324 | 463 | 463 | 464 | 1439 | 1439 | 1217 | 325 |
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