Castles surfForecast / New Jersey / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Thursday 28 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
15.1° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Castles today (28 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Castles at 9AM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 28). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 May)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Afternoon (28 May)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Evening (28 May)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the NNW by Sat morning).

Thursday
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
7
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.4
SSW
7
0.7
SW
4
0.9
SSW
4
0.8
SSW
4
0.7
S
5
0.7
SSW
5
0.5
S
5
0.4
S
6
0.4
S
6
1.4
NE
6
1.4
ENE
5
1.5
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
35
34
34
35
35
35
23
20
19
19
12
12
18
12
28
19
22
27
14
10
11
123
102
256
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
N
15
N
25
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
20
NNW
15
NNW
5
NW
20
SSW
25
WSW
25
SW
30
WSW
20
NW
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
N
30
NE
25
E
15
E
15
E
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:04AM0.98m
7:30PM1.26m
7:49AM0.97m
8:10PM1.29m
8:33AM0.96m
8:51PM1.30m
Low Tide
1:11AM0.14m
1:07PM0.11m
1:57AM0.11m
1:47PM0.11m
2:41AM0.09m
2:26PM0.12m
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:33
5:33
5:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:15
8:15
8:15
Temp °C
22
21
20
22
23
21
19
17
14
13
14
18
19
23
19
19
18
14
10
14
14
13
13
12
22
21
19
20
20
18
14
13
9
9
10
16
15
18
14
14
14
7
2
7
7
7
9
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
6
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.4
S
7
0.4
S
7
0.4
S
7
0.3
S
7
0.4
NNE
4
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.7
S
5
0.7
SSW
5
0.5
S
5
0.4
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.2
S
6
Energy kJ
32
28
21
22
23
23
23
15
16
15
8
7
12
12
12
8
22
27
14
10
11
6
6
3
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
S
7
0.2
NNE
4
0.2
ENE
4
0.2
E
9
0.2
S
7
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
Energy kJ
35
34
34
35
35
35
19
20
19
19
12
8
2
2
6
4
8
7
7
6
3
3
3
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
7
0.3
NE
3
0.1
E
10
0.3
SE
9
0.2
ENE
5
0.1
E
9
0.1
NE
4
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
E
11
Energy kJ
1
1
1
2
12
2
2
1
6
5
7
3
3
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WNW
2
0.3
NNW
2
0.3
NE
2
0.5
N
3
0.5
NNW
3
0.6
N
4
0.5
N
4
0.4
NW
3
0.4
SSW
7
0.7
SW
4
0.9
SSW
4
0.8
SSW
4
0.6
WSW
4
0.6
NNW
3
1
N
4
0.9
N
5
1.6
NE
6
1.4
NE
6
1.4
ENE
5
1.5
ENE
8
Energy kJ
1
1
1
4
6
10
9
3
18
12
28
19
11
8
35
37
172
123
102
256
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
Distance (km)
4
4
4
4
32
56
56
222
222
207
222
324
1009
959
464
814
531
776
623
1078
1369
1249
141
138
Best forecast wave conditions in New Jersey
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
8
9
8
7
7
7
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
7
7
7
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