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Castles surfForecast / New Jersey / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Saturday 09 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
12.7° C
(Which is 1.9°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: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (09 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 5s |
| Evening (09 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Castles. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 8°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 9 | Sunday 10 | Monday 11 | Tue 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | |
62 | 86 | 101 | 122 | 98 | 124 | 181 | 161 | 161 | 161 | 150 | 161 | 114 | 96 | 69 | 52 | 49 | 48 | 29 | 34 | 36 | 55 | 43 | 35 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 2:47PM0.85m | 2:56AM1.05m | 3:47PM0.90m | 3:58AM1.05m | 4:47PM0.99m | 5:01AM1.06m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:43AM0.22m | 8:33PM0.30m | 9:33AM0.20m | 9:38PM0.28m | 10:25AM0.16m | 10:48PM0.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — |
 | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | 8:00 |
1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 6 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
 kJ | 43 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 98 | 124 | 181 | 161 | 161 | 161 | 150 | 161 | 114 | 96 | 69 | 52 | 49 | 48 | 29 | 34 | 36 | 55 | 43 | 35 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 6 | E 9 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 21 | 10 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 18 | SE 18 | SE 18 | SE 12 | SE 12 | — | — | SE 13 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | ESE 12 | S 7 | ESE 12 | E 9 | S 6 | E 9 | ESE 8 | ENE 4 | SE 11 | SE 15 | SE 15 | S 5 |
| kJ | — | 6 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 6 | — | — | 7 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 24 | 3 | 20 | 8 | 8 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | — | — | WNW 2 | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | N 2 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 |
| kJ | 62 | 86 | 101 | 122 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | 1 | — | 8 | 10 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 9 | 10 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 306 | 313 | 87 | 7 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 37 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 136 | 157 | 52 | 25 | 7 | 4 | 138 | 155 | 141 |
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