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Castles surfForecast / New Jersey / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Tuesday 16 Dec 2025 ESTForecast 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
5.8° C
(Which is 2.4°C colder than average for this time of year)Nearby Cam: 8km away, Resorts Casino Hotel Beach Camera
How big are the waves at Castles today?
The current surf forecast for Castles at 10AM is: 0.3m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am December 16). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Dec) | 1ft (0.3m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (16 Dec) | 1ft (0.3m) | 11s |
| Evening (16 Dec) | 1ft (0.3m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Castles. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
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 kJ (?) | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 59 | 92 | 151 | 191 | 286 | 158 | 97 | 61 | 47 | 33 | 29 | 40 | 40 | 52 | 109 | 220 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:39AM 1.12 | 5:53PM 0.85 | 6:19AM 1.16 | 6:37PM 0.85 | 7:01AM 1.19 | 7:22PM 0.85 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 12:04PM 0.12 | 11:53PM 0.08 | 12:50PM 0.08 | 12:33AM 0.06 | 1:33PM 0.05 | |||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Fri 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 7:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:11 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 4:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:35 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | -2 | -1 | -3 | -1 | -1 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
| Feels °C (?) | -8 | -8 | -8 | -6 | -7 | -8 | -6 | -5 | -5 | -5 | -5 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 5 |
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