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Castles surfForecast / New Jersey / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Friday 01 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
10.6° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Castles today?
The current surf forecast for Castles at 1AM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (02 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Evening (02 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
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 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 8°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 8 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | |
142 | 108 | 106 | 103 | 78 | 78 | 76 | 74 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 74 | 74 | 76 | 56 | 74 | 69 | 50 | 49 | 36 | 34 | 35 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | on | on | cross-on | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 9:18PM1.30m | 9:38AM1.02m | 9:53PM1.30m | 10:15AM0.98m | 10:28PM1.27m | 10:52AM0.94m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:59PM0.04m | 3:40AM0.02m | 3:32PM0.07m | 4:17AM0.04m | 4:04PM0.10m | 4:55AM0.08m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — |
 | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 |
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Temp °C | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 18 |
6 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 12 | |
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 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 8 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
 kJ | 142 | 108 | 106 | 103 | 78 | 78 | 76 | 74 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 74 | 74 | 76 | 50 | 74 | 69 | 50 | 49 | 34 | 34 | 35 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SW 3 | S 5 | S 6 | — | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 7 | E 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 8 | 13 | 23 | 19 | 56 | 32 | 21 | 18 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 5 | — | — | S 6 | — | — | — | — | N 4 | SSE 8 | — | N 4 | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | SE 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 24 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | SW 4 | S 4 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | WSW 4 | W 4 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 |
| kJ | 5 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 18 | — | — | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | 2 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 30 | 36 | 22 | 22 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 431 | 434 | 280 | 280 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 138 | 36 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 20 | 7 | 4 | 37 | 106 | 280 | 432 | 106 | 106 |
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