Castles surfForecast / New Jersey / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Friday 08 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
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) & DateWave HeightWave 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)


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Short Range Forecast

Light 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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.7
SSW
7
0.4
ESE
9
1.2
S
5
1.2
SSW
5
1.1
SSW
5
1.1
S
5
1.5
S
6
1.5
S
6
1.4
S
6
1.5
S
6
1.5
S
6
1.5
S
6
1.3
S
6
1.1
S
6
1
SSE
6
1
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
1
SSE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
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)
15
W
20
NW
15
NW
10
W
20
WSW
25
SW
30
SSW
20
SW
20
SSW
25
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
10
SSW
15
S
10
SSW
10
NW
5
WNW
10
SSW
15
S
20
S
20
S
5
WSW
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
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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5:50
5:50
5:48
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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)
0.7
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.3
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
1.1
S
6
1
SSE
6
1
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
Energy 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)
0.3
ESE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
SSE
6
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.4
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
12
Energy 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)
0.3
SSW
3
0.2
E
9
0.2
WSW
4
0.2
NNW
3
0.1
E
18
0.1
SE
18
0.1
SE
18
0.1
E
17
0.1
E
17
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.2
ESE
13
0.2
ESE
13
0.2
ESE
13
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
16
Energy kJ
2
6
1
1
6
12
12
6
6
6
6
16
16
16
10
10
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
W
3
0.3
WNW
2
0.4
NNW
3
0.7
SSW
7
0.9
SSW
4
1.2
S
5
1.2
SSW
5
1.1
SSW
5
1.1
S
5
1.5
S
6
1.5
S
6
1.4
S
6
1.5
S
6
1.5
S
6
1.5
S
6
1.3
S
6
0.9
SSE
6
1
SSE
6
Energy kJ
1
1
3
48
24
61
78
66
65
136
151
125
154
159
160
122
62
75
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
1
1
1
1
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
Best forecast wave conditions in New Jersey
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
3
2
1
2
2
4
4
4
4
1
1
2
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
6
6
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
5
9
7
9
5
9
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