Castles surfForecast / New Jersey / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Wednesday 22 Apr 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
10.5° C
(Which is 2.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Castles today?

The current surf forecast for Castles at 10PM is: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Apr)--
Afternoon (22 Apr)4ft (1.2m)5s
Evening (22 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)5s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the E by Sat morning).

Wed
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sat
25
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)
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
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)
1.1
S
6
0.9
SSE
5
0.7
SSE
5
0.7
SSE
5
0.6
S
5
0.7
S
6
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
7
0.4
S
6
0.3
E
7
0.3
E
7
0.4
ENE
4
0.4
NE
7
0.3
ENE
7
0.6
SSE
4
0.7
SSE
4
0.8
SSE
4
1
SE
5
0.8
S
5
1.1
E
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
74
49
28
28
20
39
60
41
36
33
18
16
10
8
8
8
11
9
10
15
24
41
34
65
Wind (km/h)
5
SSW
0
NE
10
E
5
ENE
5
NNE
5
NW
5
WSW
10
SW
0
S
5
NNE
10
N
15
N
10
NE
10
ENE
10
ESE
10
SE
15
SSE
20
SE
20
S
20
SSE
20
ESE
25
E
35
E
30
ENE
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
glassy
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:46AM1.27m
2:32PM0.94m
2:51AM1.20m
3:43PM0.95m
4:03AM1.15m
Low Tide
7:17PM0.07m
8:30AM0.05m
8:24PM0.12m
9:33AM0.07m
9:34PM0.15m
10:37AM0.07m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
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6:09
6:07
6:05
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7:40
7:42
7:43
7:44
1
1
3
4
7
Temp °C
12
13
12
11
11
11
16
19
20
19
16
13
11
11
11
11
11
10
9
9
9
8
8
8
11
12
10
10
9
10
15
17
19
17
12
9
7
8
8
7
7
5
3
5
4
3
1
1
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
S
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.7
SSE
5
0.7
SSE
5
0.6
S
5
0.7
S
6
0.7
S
7
0.7
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.4
NE
4
0.4
ENE
4
0.4
NE
7
0.3
ENE
7
0.3
ENE
6
0.3
ENE
6
0.3
ENE
6
0.1
E
18
0.8
S
5
0.7
SSE
6
Energy kJ
58
49
28
28
20
39
43
41
30
27
18
11
10
6
4
8
11
9
8
7
7
6
34
31
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
7
0.3
ENE
7
0.3
ENE
7
0.3
ENE
7
0.4
E
7
0.4
E
7
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
7
0.3
ENE
7
0.3
E
7
0.3
S
6
0.3
S
5
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
S
7
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
Energy kJ
10
9
9
9
15
14
60
40
36
33
18
16
9
8
5
5
3
3
3
3
1
5
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
9
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.1
SE
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.3
E
7
0.1
SE
8
0.1
S
7
0.1
SE
8
Energy kJ
3
2
2
7
16
16
3
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
8
3
1
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
S
6
0.2
SSW
2
0.3
WSW
3
0.3
NNE
3
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.3
SSE
5
0.5
SSE
3
0.6
SSE
4
0.7
SSE
4
0.8
SSE
4
1
SE
5
0.9
E
4
1.1
E
5
Energy kJ
74
1
1
2
3
5
5
4
10
15
24
41
33
65
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)
1198
37
11
138
138
106
32
0
0
25
4
0
187
252
222
222
434
434
936
936
936
936
936
407
Best forecast wave conditions in New Jersey
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
8
9
6
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
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