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Castles surfForecast / New Jersey / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Monday 18 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
13.9° 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 7PM is: 1.1m 5s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (18 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (18 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Castles. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 30°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Tue night, light winds from the NNW by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thu 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | |
51 | 66 | 96 | 55 | 77 | 78 | 88 | 77 | 77 | 88 | 123 | 149 | 154 | 165 | 155 | 112 | 91 | 86 | 91 | 109 | 67 | 57 | 64 | 50 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | |
High Tide | 10:21AM1.11m | 10:37PM1.54m | 11:16AM1.08m | 11:32PM1.48m | 12:16PM1.05m | 00:32AM1.40m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:08PM-0.09m | 5:13AM-0.12m | 5:01PM-0.05m | 6:12AM-0.07m | 6:02PM0.02m | 7:13AM-0.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | 8:08 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 28 | 30 | 27 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 |
25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 27 | 27 | 23 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 12 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 |
 kJ | 51 | 8 | 8 | 37 | 23 | 30 | 38 | 50 | 47 | 35 | 33 | 35 | 35 | 44 | 35 | 43 | 37 | 40 | 41 | 41 | 67 | 57 | 64 | 50 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 18 | SE 18 | SE 17 | SE 17 | SE 17 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 1 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 40 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 15 | SE 18 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 17 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 16 | SE 16 | — | — | — | E 12 | E 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 15 | SE 15 |
| kJ | 8 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 10 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | — | — | N 2 | NNE 3 |
| kJ | — | 66 | 96 | 55 | 77 | 78 | 88 | 77 | 77 | 88 | 123 | 149 | 154 | 165 | 155 | 112 | 91 | 86 | 91 | 109 | — | — | 1 | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 149 | 936 | 936 | 306 | 487 | 487 | 115 | 92 | 87 | 487 | 100 | 92 | 120 | 306 | 99 | 77 | 52 | 80 | 67 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 141 |
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