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Castles surfForecast / New Jersey / USA
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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
10.4° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Castles today?
The current surf forecast for Castles at 4PM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 30). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (30 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (30 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Castles. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 30 | Friday 1 | Saturday 2 | Sun 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | |
271 | 408 | 382 | 375 | 296 | 279 | 234 | 230 | 190 | 186 | 183 | 145 | 142 | 108 | 106 | 79 | 78 | 78 | 76 | 55 | 55 | 54 | 52 | 52 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | off | off | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 8:19AM1.06m | 8:41PM1.29m | 9:00AM1.05m | 9:18PM1.30m | 9:38AM1.02m | 9:53PM1.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:20AM0.03m | 2:23PM0.03m | 3:01AM0.01m | 2:59PM0.04m | 3:40AM0.02m | 3:32PM0.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | |
— | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:51 | — | — | 7:52 | |
5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | |
Temp °C | 10 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
7 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 4 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
271 | 408 | 382 | 375 | 296 | 279 | 234 | 230 | 190 | 186 | 183 | 145 | 142 | 108 | 106 | 79 | 78 | 78 | 76 | 55 | 55 | 54 | 52 | 52 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | S 7 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 6 | S 4 | — | — | — | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | — | — | S 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | S 7 | S 3 |
2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | — | 1 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 7 | — | — | S 6 | S 6 |
— | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | — | — | — | WSW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 3 | WNW 3 |
4 | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 17 | 17 | 15 | — | — | — | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 71 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 29 | 36 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 94 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 25 |
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