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Castles surfForecast / New Jersey / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Tuesday 19 May 2026 EDT
Forecast 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
14.5° C
 (Which is 2.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Castles today?

The current surf forecast for Castles at 6AM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 May)4ft (1.2m)6s
Afternoon (19 May)4ft (1.2m)6s
Evening (19 May)4.5ft (1.4m)6s

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

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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 29°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the NE by Wed night).

Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
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
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
S
5
1.3
S
6
1.2
S
6
1.2
S
6
1.2
S
6
1.4
S
6
1.4
SSW
6
1.4
SSW
6
1.4
SSW
6
1.3
S
6
1.2
S
6
1.1
S
6
1.1
S
6
1.3
S
6
1
S
6
1.1
S
6
0.9
S
6
0.8
S
6
0.8
S
6
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
90
105
89
91
91
119
131
131
145
126
112
91
80
106
76
86
57
47
47
40
39
39
37
35
Wind (km/h)
25
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
15
NW
5
NE
10
NNW
20
N
20
NE
25
NE
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
15
E
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:16AM1.08m
11:32PM1.48m
12:16PM1.05m
00:32AM1.40m
1:18PM1.04m
Low Tide
5:13AM-0.12m
5:01PM-0.05m
6:12AM-0.07m
6:02PM0.02m
7:13AM-0.02m
7:07PM0.09m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
—
5:39
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
5:39
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
5:39
—
—
—
—
—
—
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
—
—
—
—
—
—
8:07
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
8:07
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
8:08
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
4
2
1
1
—
—
—
1
4
7
Temp °C
22
23
22
26
28
28
23
24
21
22
23
27
29
27
20
19
17
14
13
12
12
11
10
10
Feels °C
20
22
21
24
24
24
19
22
19
20
22
26
26
23
20
21
17
10
9
7
7
7
6
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.6
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
1.2
S
6
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
1
S
6
1.1
S
6
0.9
S
6
0.8
S
6
0.8
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
8
Energy kJ
27
21
22
45
32
32
42
41
32
42
112
36
40
41
76
86
57
47
47
36
26
19
37
35
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
17
0.1
SE
13
0.4
SE
8
0.1
SE
13
0.3
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
16
0.6
SE
8
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
15
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.5
S
6
0.4
SSE
6
Energy kJ
11
7
16
7
15
4
7
7
10
9
43
9
8
8
41
41
41
41
40
40
39
39
19
12
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
17
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
16
—
—
0.1
SE
15
0.1
E
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
Energy kJ
7
11
7
10
7
7
10
10
—
—
9
3
6
6
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
S
5
1.3
S
6
1.2
S
6
1.2
S
6
1.2
S
6
1.4
S
6
1.4
SSW
6
1.4
SSW
6
1.4
SSW
6
1.3
S
6
—
1.1
S
6
1.1
S
6
1.3
S
6
1
SW
6
0.4
NW
4
0.2
NNW
3
0.3
NNE
3
0.4
NNE
3
0.8
NE
4
0.9
NE
4
0.9
NE
4
0.8
ENE
4
0.6
E
4
Energy kJ
90
105
89
91
91
119
131
131
145
126
—
91
80
106
58
4
1
2
3
17
29
27
23
15
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Coastguards
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Long Island NY
Lighthouse-Southside
Rhode Island
White Point Beach
Nova Scotia
Nags Head Pier
Carolina North
Boilers (Ranger Station)
Carolina North
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)
487
531
120
115
94
87
92
339
115
92
77
59
92
77
0
11
0
36
161
138
325
944
399
418
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Phillips Pump House
Phillips Pump House
Phillips Pump House
Waverly
The Cove Cape May
Lavallette
Phillips Pump House
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
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Twin Rivers
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Tijuana Sloughs
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Rincon - The Cove
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Rating
(10 max)
2
4
2
2
1
1
2
1
3
2
3
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
3
3
1
1
1
1
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Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
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