Castles surfForecast / New Jersey / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Sunday 03 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
11.5° 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 4AM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.0m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 May)4ft (1.2m)5s
Afternoon (04 May)4ft (1.2m)5s
Evening (04 May)5ft (1.6m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue morning, min 10°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sun night, strong winds from the SSW by Tue night).

Sun
3
Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wed
6
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
0
0
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
8
0.7
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
1.2
SSW
5
1.2
SSW
5
1.2
S
5
1.3
S
5
1.6
S
6
1.7
S
6
1.9
S
7
1.8
S
7
1.7
S
7
1.6
S
7
1.8
S
7
2.2
S
7
2.2
S
7
2.4
S
7
2.3
S
7
2.1
S
7
1.9
S
7
1.9
S
6
1.7
S
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
74
71
69
50
50
64
70
75
99
166
214
326
320
274
236
297
442
440
573
517
408
312
284
212
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
20
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
30
SW
25
SSW
30
SSW
25
S
30
SSW
25
SW
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
45
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
35
S
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:28PM1.27m
10:52AM0.94m
11:05PM1.23m
11:32AM0.89m
11:45PM1.19m
12:17PM0.85m
Low Tide
4:04PM0.10m
4:55AM0.08m
4:36PM0.15m
5:35AM0.13m
5:10PM0.20m
6:21AM0.17m
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
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5:54
5:54
5:52
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7:52
7:52
7:53
7:54
2
Temp °C
14
14
13
11
10
11
14
16
15
14
13
15
16
15
17
17
17
15
15
14
14
14
14
14
7
8
7
5
4
5
8
10
9
9
7
11
12
10
12
10
10
8
7
7
8
9
9
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
Energy kJ
74
71
69
50
50
34
35
23
24
26
15
16
6
6
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.3
SSE
8
0.1
E
12
Energy kJ
29
21
21
23
25
21
13
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
5
0.2
NNE
5
0.1
NE
4
Energy kJ
6
2
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
W
3
0.5
W
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.6
SW
4
1
SW
4
1.2
SSW
5
1.2
SSW
5
1.2
S
5
1.3
S
5
1.6
S
6
1.7
S
6
1.9
S
7
1.8
S
7
1.7
S
7
1.6
S
7
1.8
S
7
2.2
S
7
2.2
S
7
2.4
S
7
2.3
S
7
2.1
S
7
1.9
S
7
1.9
S
6
1.7
S
6
Energy kJ
7
6
4
10
34
64
70
75
99
166
214
326
320
274
236
297
442
440
573
517
408
312
284
212
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
3
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
Distance (km)
7
7
35
92
281
431
2204
482
2209
480
306
306
306
306
2233
3265
2442
2215
1240
1231
1217
306
1198
1172
Best forecast wave conditions in New Jersey
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
2
4
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
2
2
3
3
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
9
9
9
6
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