Castles surfForecast / New Jersey / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Thursday 30 Apr 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
10.4° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Castles today?

The current surf forecast for Castles at 12AM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 30). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 May)--
Afternoon (01 May)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Evening (01 May)4ft (1.2m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu night, min 7°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Sat morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Sun morning).

Thu
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sun
3
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.9
ESE
8
1
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
296
279
234
230
230
186
183
179
142
136
106
103
78
78
76
74
73
71
71
73
78
74
118
145
Wind (km/h)
0
ENE
10
WSW
20
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
5
WNW
20
S
25
S
25
SSW
25
S
15
SW
10
SW
10
WNW
5
N
5
ENE
10
ENE
20
N
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
NW
25
NW
30
WNW
30
WNW
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
8:41PM1.29m
9:00AM1.05m
9:18PM1.30m
9:38AM1.02m
9:53PM1.30m
10:15AM0.98m
Low Tide
2:23PM0.03m
3:01AM0.01m
2:59PM0.04m
3:40AM0.02m
3:32PM0.07m
4:17AM0.04m
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
cloud
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5:58
5:56
5:56
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7:49
7:50
7:51
7:52
1
2
3
1
Temp °C
14
14
11
9
9
8
12
13
13
11
10
10
10
10
11
12
10
9
7
7
7
7
10
13
13
12
7
4
4
3
9
8
7
4
4
6
7
7
9
10
7
4
1
1
1
0
2
5
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.9
ESE
8
1
E
9
Energy kJ
296
279
234
230
230
186
183
179
142
136
106
103
78
78
76
74
73
71
71
73
78
74
118
145
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
4
0.2
S
4
0.2
S
4
0.3
N
4
0.3
N
4
0.2
N
4
0.6
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.4
S
4
0.4
S
4
0.3
S
4
0.3
S
4
0.2
S
4
0.2
S
4
0.4
NE
4
0.5
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
8
0.5
SSE
8
Energy kJ
3
1
1
2
3
1
13
9
5
5
3
3
1
1
4
44
50
34
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
7
0.1
S
7
0.1
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.4
SE
7
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NNE
5
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
3
1
1
1
1
3
19
4
9
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NW
2
0.4
WNW
3
0.6
NNW
3
0.5
N
3
0.6
NNW
4
0.2
SSW
6
0.4
SSW
3
0.6
SSW
3
0.7
S
4
0.7
SSW
4
0.5
N
3
0.6
N
3
0.4
NW
3
0.7
NNW
3
0.5
WNW
3
0.7
W
4
Energy kJ
2
3
6
5
11
4
3
9
14
18
4
7
3
9
6
12
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
32
40
432
280
32
7
0
0
35
77
32
32
4
0
11
489
194
Best forecast wave conditions in New Jersey
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
2
3
3
2
1
1
3
3
3
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
7
7
6
5
5
5
9
9
7
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
4
5
5
5
4
4
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