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Castles surfForecast / New Jersey / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Friday 08 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 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: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 08). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (08 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
| Evening (08 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Castles. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sat morning, calm by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 8 | Saturday 9 | Sunday 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | ESE 9 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | |
41 | 31 | 31 | 34 | 48 | 26 | 61 | 78 | 66 | 65 | 136 | 151 | 125 | 154 | 159 | 160 | 122 | 88 | 82 | 75 | 64 | 64 | 62 | 75 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | |
High Tide | 1:15AM1.11m | 1:54PM0.83m | 2:03AM1.08m | 2:47PM0.85m | 2:56AM1.05m | 3:47PM0.90m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:57AM0.22m | 7:35PM0.30m | 8:43AM0.22m | 8:33PM0.30m | 9:33AM0.20m | 9:38PM0.28m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 17 |
7 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | E 9 | E 9 |
 kJ | 41 | 31 | 31 | 34 | 13 | 26 | 41 | 42 | 45 | 47 | 44 | 43 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 88 | 82 | 75 | 64 | 64 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 10 | — | — | SSE 6 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 11 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 16 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 20 | — | — | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 25 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 3 | E 9 | WSW 4 | NNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 18 | SE 18 | SE 18 | E 17 | E 17 | SE 13 | SE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 16 | SE 16 |
| kJ | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | WNW 2 | NNW 3 | — | SSW 7 | SSW 4 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | 48 | 24 | 61 | 78 | 66 | 65 | 136 | 151 | 125 | 154 | 159 | 160 | 122 | — | — | — | — | — | 62 | 75 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 53 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 82 | 53 | 53 | 59 | 77 | 306 | 432 | 306 | 432 | 77 | 7 | 108 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 37 | 306 | 194 | 0 |
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