Castles surfForecast / New Jersey / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Wednesday 06 May 2026 EDT
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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
11.5° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Castles today?

The current surf forecast for Castles at 7AM is: 2.0m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 May)6.5ft (2.0m)7s
Afternoon (06 May)6ft (1.9m)6s
Evening (06 May)4.5ft (1.4m)6s

Table - waves today at Castles. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed night, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Wed morning, calm by Thu afternoon).

Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
S
7
2
S
7
2
S
7
1.9
S
7
1.9
S
6
1.7
S
6
1.5
S
6
1.4
S
7
1.4
S
7
1.2
S
7
1
S
7
0.9
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
7
1
S
7
1.1
S
7
1
S
7
0.8
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.7
SSW
7
0.8
SSW
7
0.4
ESE
9
0.5
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
447
366
356
309
300
233
182
173
179
134
92
75
77
92
107
89
59
32
31
32
51
56
25
50
Wind (km/h)
40
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
15
NW
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
NW
5
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
20
W
20
WNW
20
NNW
15
NW
10
W
20
SW
20
WSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
High Tide
11:45PM1.19m
12:17PM0.85m
00:29AM1.14m
1:05PM0.83m
1:15AM1.11m
1:54PM0.83m
Low Tide
6:21AM0.17m
5:50PM0.24m
7:10AM0.21m
6:40PM0.28m
7:57AM0.22m
7:35PM0.30m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
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5:52
5:52
5:50
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7:54
7:55
7:57
1
Temp °C
15
14
15
16
15
17
17
18
15
12
11
12
13
13
13
12
11
10
10
13
15
16
14
13
8
8
9
10
9
12
14
16
13
8
8
8
11
8
9
7
6
5
5
9
9
11
9
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
1.4
S
7
1.2
S
7
1
S
7
0.9
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
7
0.2
E
9
0.2
ESE
10
1
S
7
0.8
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
9
0.5
E
10
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
179
134
92
75
77
7
9
89
59
32
31
32
26
24
25
50
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
NNE
4
0.1
SE
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.4
SW
4
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
8
0.2
ESE
11
Energy kJ
3
3
2
2
2
7
1
3
7
8
8
4
18
18
6
6
12
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.4
SE
8
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
8
Energy kJ
3
3
3
7
6
6
18
6
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
S
7
2
S
7
2
S
7
1.9
S
7
1.9
S
6
1.7
S
6
1.5
S
6
1.4
S
7
0.4
N
3
0.3
N
3
1
S
7
1.1
S
7
0.4
WSW
4
0.6
W
4
0.3
NW
3
0.3
NW
3
0.2
WNW
2
0.7
SSW
7
0.8
SSW
7
0.8
SSW
4
0.8
SSW
4
Energy kJ
447
366
356
309
300
233
182
173
2
2
92
107
7
11
1
1
1
51
56
20
24
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
1565
1455
1172
1009
1172
1172
95
35
0
0
0
0
0
35
0
36
4
32
32
32
95
36
53
67
Best forecast wave conditions in New Jersey
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
1
2
3
2
3
3
3
1
1
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
9
9
5
6
7
5
4
5
7
5
5
6
6
6
5
6
5
5
6
7
6
6
5
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