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Castles surfForecast / New Jersey / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 05 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
11.4° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Castles today?
The current surf forecast for Castles at 8PM is: 2.2m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (05 May) | 6ft (1.9m) | 7s |
| Evening (05 May) | 7ft (2.2m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Castles. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Tue night, light winds from the W by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Fri 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 7 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | ESE 9 | |
193 | 269 | 430 | 442 | 502 | 460 | 403 | 356 | 309 | 342 | 248 | 163 | 176 | 166 | 143 | 121 | 94 | 77 | 89 | 58 | 72 | 74 | 43 | 30 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | |
High Tide | 11:32AM0.89m | 11:45PM1.19m | 12:17PM0.85m | 00:29AM1.14m | 1:05PM0.83m | 1:15AM1.11m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:10PM0.20m | 6:21AM0.17m | 5:50PM0.24m | 7:10AM0.21m | 6:40PM0.28m | 7:57AM0.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — |
 | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | — | — | 7:57 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 |
 kJ | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 176 | 166 | 143 | 121 | 94 | 77 | 89 | 58 | 72 | 74 | 43 | 30 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 12 | E 12 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 19 | 29 | 30 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 13 | — | SE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 3 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | — | — | NNW 2 | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | WSW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | NW 3 |
| kJ | 193 | 269 | 430 | 442 | 502 | 460 | 403 | 356 | 309 | 342 | 248 | 163 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 120 | 1564 | 1565 | 566 | 1198 | 1201 | 1249 | 1400 | 1249 | 1172 | 1172 | 120 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 60 | 36 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
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