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Castles surfForecast / New Jersey / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Saturday 16 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
13.8° C
(Which is 1.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Castles today?
The current surf forecast for Castles at 1AM is: 1.5m 6s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (17 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
| Evening (17 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Castles. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 28°C on Tue afternoon, min 17°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sat night, light winds from the ENE by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 16 | Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | Tue 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
E 9 | S 5 | S 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | |
78 | 102 | 154 | 150 | 115 | 81 | 127 | 104 | 100 | 138 | 118 | 96 | 77 | 66 | 66 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 79 | 44 | 49 | 50 | 49 | 49 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | |
High Tide | 8:54PM1.53m | 9:29AM1.13m | 9:46PM1.55m | 10:21AM1.11m | 10:37PM1.54m | 11:16AM1.08m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:29PM-0.10m | 3:28AM-0.15m | 3:19PM-0.11m | 4:19AM-0.15m | 4:08PM-0.09m | 5:13AM-0.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 |
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Temp °C | 21 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 26 | 28 |
15 | 13 | 11 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 25 | 25 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 8 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 17 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 |
 kJ | 78 | 56 | 52 | 54 | 115 | 81 | 127 | 55 | 55 | 5 | 5 | 96 | 77 | 66 | 66 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 12 | 44 | 49 | 50 | 49 | 45 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | — | E 9 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 8 | — | E 15 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 8 | SSW 6 | SE 18 | SE 17 | SE 13 | SE 17 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 |
| kJ | 46 | 46 | — | 38 | 45 | 69 | 22 | 13 | 5 | — | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | E 9 | E 8 | — | E 8 | — | — | — | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | E 14 | E 13 | SE 17 | SE 13 | SE 17 | SE 16 | NE 4 | NE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 24 | 22 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | S 5 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | — | — | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 8 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 |
| kJ | 41 | 102 | 154 | 150 | 72 | — | — | 104 | 100 | 138 | 118 | 56 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 13 | 79 | 34 | 31 | 35 | 36 | 49 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 480 | 306 | 1163 | 116 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 29 | 44 | 37 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 35 | 143 | 936 | 800 | 800 | 491 | 94 | 29 | 22 | 77 | 2518 |
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