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Castles surfForecast / New Jersey / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Sunday 24 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
15.5° 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 5PM is: 1.9m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 May) | 8ft (2.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (24 May) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (24 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Castles. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Wed morning, min 16°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 24 | Monday 25 | Tuesday 26 | Wed 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | S 7 | S 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | |
782 | 534 | 483 | 367 | 316 | 228 | 195 | 165 | 134 | 134 | 109 | 113 | 94 | 83 | 81 | 77 | 94 | 77 | 77 | 61 | 59 | 45 | 44 | 45 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 4:24PM1.09m | 4:35AM1.07m | 5:20PM1.14m | 5:32AM1.02m | 6:07PM1.19m | 6:20AM1.00m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:01AM0.07m | 10:24PM0.19m | 10:55AM0.09m | 11:27PM0.19m | 11:43AM0.10m | 00:21AM0.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | — | 8:14 |
4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
13 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
 kJ | 618 | 534 | 483 | 367 | 316 | 228 | 195 | 165 | 134 | 134 | 94 | 113 | 94 | 74 | 74 | 77 | 94 | 77 | 77 | 61 | 59 | 45 | 44 | 45 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 18 | E 18 | — | S 6 | — | S 6 | SE 16 | SE 16 | S 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | — | 6 | 6 | — | 21 | — | 54 | 10 | 10 | 86 | 109 | 107 | 85 | 83 | 81 | 62 | 60 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 32 | 32 | 21 | 18 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 18 | — | — | E 17 | — | — | SE 16 | SE 16 | E 16 | E 16 | — | — | E 16 | SE 15 | SE 15 | E 15 | — | E 15 | E 15 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | 6 | — | — | 10 | 10 | 5 | 5 | — | — | 5 | 9 | 8 | 4 | — | 4 | 4 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | — | — | — | — | SSE 6 | — | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 782 | — | — | — | — | 50 | — | 58 | 79 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 74 | 0 | 294 | 361 | 95 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 138 | 115 | 37 | 25 | 25 | 32 | 32 |
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