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Castles surfForecast / New Jersey / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Wednesday 27 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
15.1° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Castles today (27 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 May, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 May, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Castles at 5PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (27 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (27 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Castles. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 24°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the NNW by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 27 | Thursday 28 | Friday 29 | Sat 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 6 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 7 | S 7 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 7 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | |
29 | 20 | 28 | 45 | 47 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 36 | 41 | 25 | 26 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 12 | 18 | 25 | 28 | 31 | 36 | 20 | 14 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 6:49PM1.23m | 7:04AM0.98m | 7:30PM1.26m | 7:49AM0.97m | 8:10PM1.29m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:26PM0.10m | 1:11AM0.14m | 1:07PM0.11m | 1:57AM0.11m | 1:47PM0.11m | 2:41AM0.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | 8:15 |
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Temp °C | 20 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 13 | 10 |
21 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 2 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | NNE 4 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 |
 kJ | 29 | 20 | 28 | 45 | 47 | 29 | 28 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 25 | 26 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 36 | 20 | 14 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | SE 8 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 7 | NNE 4 | E 9 | E 9 | S 7 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 10 | 18 | 17 | 11 | 25 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 36 | 41 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | — | NE 4 | N 3 | NNE 4 | — | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | SE 9 | E 9 | NE 4 | NE 4 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 18 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 2 | SW 3 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 | — | — | NNW 3 | N 3 | N 4 | N 4 | N 3 | WNW 3 | SSW 7 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | NNW 3 | N 4 | N 5 |
| kJ | 1 | 3 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 18 | 25 | 28 | 31 | 3 | 13 | 51 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 20 | 32 | 4 | 32 | 25 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 207 | 207 | 252 | 257 | 936 | 819 | 194 | 53 | 814 | 900 | 803 |
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