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Castles surfForecast / New Jersey / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Wednesday 22 Apr 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
10.5° C
(Which is 2.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Castles today?
The current surf forecast for Castles at 10PM is: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (22 Apr) | 4ft (1.2m) | 5s |
| Evening (22 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Castles. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the E by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Sat 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | S 6 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 4 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 5 | S 5 | E 5 | |
74 | 49 | 28 | 28 | 20 | 39 | 60 | 41 | 36 | 33 | 18 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 24 | 41 | 34 | 65 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | glassy | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 1:46AM1.27m | 2:32PM0.94m | 2:51AM1.20m | 3:43PM0.95m | 4:03AM1.15m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:17PM0.07m | 8:30AM0.05m | 8:24PM0.12m | 9:33AM0.07m | 9:34PM0.15m | 10:37AM0.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — |
 | 7:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 18 | S 5 | SSE 6 |
 kJ | 58 | 49 | 28 | 28 | 20 | 39 | 43 | 41 | 30 | 27 | 18 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 34 | 31 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | S 6 | S 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 7 | — | E 16 | E 16 |
| kJ | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 14 | 60 | 40 | 36 | 33 | 18 | 16 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | 5 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 9 | E 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 7 | SE 8 | S 7 | — | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 1 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 2 | WSW 3 | — | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | SSE 5 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 5 | E 4 | E 5 |
| kJ | 74 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | 5 | — | — | 5 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 24 | 41 | 33 | 65 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1198 | 37 | 11 | 138 | 138 | 106 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 187 | 252 | 222 | 222 | 434 | 434 | 936 | 936 | 936 | 936 | 936 | 407 |
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