Castles surfForecast / New Jersey / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Wednesday 27 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
15.1° 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 5AM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 May)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Afternoon (27 May)2ft (0.6m)6s
Evening (27 May)2ft (0.6m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 24°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
Friday
29
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
1
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
SSE
7
0.7
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.4
SE
8
0.6
S
6
0.4
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.6
S
7
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.8
SSE
8
0.6
S
7
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.9
SSW
4
0.9
SSW
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
45
41
39
20
28
28
43
45
35
37
37
37
40
75
37
25
19
19
19
19
13
12
24
24
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
WSW
15
W
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
10
WNW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
0
S
20
SSW
20
WSW
25
SW
30
SW
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross
High Tide
6:20AM1.00m
6:49PM1.23m
7:04AM0.98m
7:30PM1.26m
7:49AM0.97m
8:10PM1.29m
Low Tide
00:21AM0.16m
12:26PM0.10m
1:11AM0.14m
1:07PM0.11m
1:57AM0.11m
1:47PM0.11m
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:35
5:33
5:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:14
8:15
8:15
2
2
Temp °C
19
19
19
20
22
24
23
22
20
19
18
21
24
22
20
17
14
13
14
18
18
22
18
17
18
19
19
21
23
24
23
23
21
18
17
19
21
20
16
13
9
9
11
17
13
17
13
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSE
7
0.7
S
6
0.4
ESE
7
0.5
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.4
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
SE
9
0.6
S
7
0.8
SSE
8
0.6
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.4
S
7
0.4
S
7
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
Energy kJ
45
41
18
20
28
28
43
45
32
27
16
37
38
75
37
25
15
14
19
19
12
12
12
12
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
7
0.2
SSE
9
0.3
ESE
7
0.4
SE
8
0.3
ESE
7
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
7
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.5
S
7
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.3
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.2
NNE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.2
E
9
0.2
ENE
8
Energy kJ
19
21
8
10
18
9
19
23
35
37
37
23
40
37
21
19
19
19
7
7
2
1
6
7
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
15
0.1
S
8
0.2
SSE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.3
ESE
7
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
7
0.2
NNE
3
0.2
NNE
3
0.2
NNE
4
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.4
NE
4
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
NE
4
Energy kJ
4
1
8
18
10
4
4
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
4
2
2
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
3
0.7
S
6
0.5
SW
3
0.5
S
6
0.4
N
3
0.3
NNE
2
0.5
N
3
0.5
N
3
0.5
N
3
0.5
N
3
0.4
N
4
0.4
SSW
6
0.6
SSW
3
0.9
SSW
4
0.9
SSW
4
Energy kJ
2
39
5
18
3
1
5
5
5
6
4
13
8
24
24
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
2
1
2
1
Distance (km)
25
25
25
4
25
4
13
20
25
32
20
32
4
0
145
32
138
207
207
252
936
800
936
194
Best forecast wave conditions in New Jersey
Rating
(10 max)
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
3
3
2
1
1
1
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
7
9
6
6
6
6
9
8
9
8
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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