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Castles surfForecast / New Jersey / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Tuesday 12 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
12.8° 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 8AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 12). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (12 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (12 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Castles. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Tue morning, fresh winds from the S by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
E 8 | E 8 | SE 11 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 11 | E 8 | E 7 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | |
33 | 31 | 21 | 65 | 61 | 43 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 40 | 59 | 78 | 91 | 136 | 113 | 67 | 40 | 19 | 31 | 37 | 36 | 30 | 33 | 31 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | |
High Tide | 5:01AM1.06m | 5:38PM1.12m | 5:56AM1.09m | 6:25PM1.24m | 6:47AM1.11m | 7:12PM1.36m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:16AM0.10m | 11:49PM0.15m | 12:03PM0.04m | 00:46AM0.05m | 12:50PM-0.02m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 11 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 12 |
5 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 6 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | S 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
 kJ | 33 | 31 | 21 | 65 | 61 | 43 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 17 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 40 | 12 | 31 | 37 | 36 | 30 | 33 | 31 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SSW 5 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | 18 | 13 | 12 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 27 | 26 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | — | SE 11 | SE 11 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | — | E 12 | E 12 | — | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 10 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 19 | 19 | 19 | — | 30 | 30 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | 8 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 13 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 2 | NW 3 | N 3 | N 3 | — | — | S 2 | S 3 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | — | S 5 | SW 5 | WNW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 4 |
| kJ | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | — | — | 1 | 7 | 18 | 40 | 59 | 78 | 91 | 136 | 113 | 67 | — | 19 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 9 | 12 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 32 | 138 | 32 | 225 | 442 | 482 | 480 | 324 | 386 | 386 | 482 | 800 | 1439 | 800 | 22 | 139 | 59 | 4 | 32 | 95 | 29 | 281 | 4 |
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