Castles surfForecast / New Jersey / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Saturday 02 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
11.3° 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 2AM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 02). 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 (03 May)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Afternoon (03 May)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Evening (03 May)2ft (0.6m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 7°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the SSW by Tue afternoon).

Sat
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tue
5
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)
0
0
0
1
1
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)
0.7
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
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.5
E
8
1.1
SSW
5
1.2
SSW
5
1
S
5
1.1
S
5
1.2
S
6
1.4
S
6
1.4
S
6
1.6
S
6
1.6
S
7
1.6
S
7
1.7
S
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
73
73
74
73
73
74
76
76
74
69
51
50
36
59
73
55
67
89
125
125
209
236
243
263
Wind (km/h)
5
NE
5
NE
15
NW
25
NNW
25
NW
30
NW
30
NW
30
WNW
25
WNW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
9:53PM1.30m
10:15AM0.98m
10:28PM1.27m
10:52AM0.94m
11:05PM1.23m
11:32AM0.89m
Low Tide
3:32PM0.07m
4:17AM0.04m
4:04PM0.10m
4:55AM0.08m
4:36PM0.15m
5:35AM0.13m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
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5:56
5:54
5:54
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7:51
7:52
7:52
7:53
Temp °C
14
13
11
9
7
7
9
12
14
14
13
12
10
11
15
17
16
18
14
15
16
16
18
19
12
11
6
2
0
-1
1
3
7
8
7
7
4
5
9
11
10
13
9
10
11
12
13
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.1
E
9
Energy kJ
73
73
74
73
73
74
76
76
74
69
51
50
35
35
35
23
25
26
16
14
6
6
6
2
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
3
0.1
S
6
0.4
SE
6
0.5
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
8
0.3
SSE
8
Energy kJ
1
1
8
22
22
23
27
29
21
21
21
23
12
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
5
0.1
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.4
NNE
4
0.4
NNE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.3
NE
5
0.2
NNE
5
0.1
NE
5
Energy kJ
1
1
3
6
7
6
4
2
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNW
3
0.6
N
3
0.7
NNW
4
0.5
WNW
3
0.6
W
3
0.7
W
4
0.5
W
4
0.4
WSW
3
0.6
SW
4
1
SW
4
1.1
SSW
5
1.2
SSW
5
1
S
5
1.1
S
5
1.2
S
6
1.4
S
6
1.4
S
6
1.6
S
6
1.6
S
7
1.6
S
7
1.7
S
7
Energy kJ
3
8
15
5
7
14
6
4
10
36
59
73
55
67
89
125
125
209
236
243
263
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
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
4
7
32
0
0
20
489
387
25
7
30
225
280
431
480
92
44
111
306
306
306
1198
1388
531
Best forecast wave conditions in New Jersey
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
3
1
1
1
4
3
1
2
4
3
1
1
3
1
2
2
2
1
2
3
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
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