Castles surfForecast / New Jersey / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Sunday 24 May 2026 EDT
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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
15.5° C
(Which is 2.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Castles today?

The current surf forecast for Castles at 8AM is: 2.4m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 May)8ft (2.4m)9s
Afternoon (24 May)7ft (2.1m)9s
Evening (24 May)5.5ft (1.7m)8s

Table - waves today at Castles. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Warm (max 20°C on Mon morning, min 13°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tuesday
26
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
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
ESE
8
2.5
ESE
9
2.4
ESE
9
2.5
ESE
9
2.1
ESE
9
1.9
ESE
9
1.8
ESE
8
1.6
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.1
E
8
1
E
8
0.9
ESE
8
1.4
S
7
1.3
S
7
0.8
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.8
S
6
0.8
S
7
0.8
S
7
0.7
S
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
844
975
900
929
645
547
482
367
324
245
205
169
137
109
167
144
84
68
66
62
52
56
56
44
Wind (km/h)
30
E
25
E
20
E
15
E
10
ENE
10
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
5
ESE
5
SW
10
SSW
10
SW
5
SW
0
SW
5
W
0
ESE
5
NW
5
NW
0
N
5
ESE
5
S
10
S
10
S
10
SW
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
3:32AM1.13m
4:24PM1.09m
4:35AM1.07m
5:20PM1.14m
5:32AM1.02m
6:07PM1.19m
Low Tide
10:01AM0.07m
10:24PM0.19m
10:55AM0.09m
11:27PM0.19m
11:43AM0.10m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:35
5:35
5:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:10
8:12
8:13
1
3
1
1
1
1
3
3
1
3
4
1
Temp °C
11
12
13
15
15
17
16
16
18
17
18
20
20
20
19
19
19
19
18
18
18
19
19
19
5
8
10
14
15
17
15
15
20
18
19
21
22
23
22
22
21
21
20
20
19
20
20
20
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
ESE
9
2.1
ESE
9
1.9
ESE
9
1.8
ESE
8
1.6
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.1
E
8
1
S
6
1
S
6
1.1
S
6
1
S
7
1
S
6
0.9
S
6
0.9
S
6
0.8
S
6
0.8
S
6
0.8
S
7
0.8
S
7
0.7
S
7
Energy kJ
744
645
547
482
367
324
245
205
169
73
84
101
86
84
68
66
51
52
56
56
44
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
18
0.1
E
18
0.5
S
6
0.1
E
17
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
16
1
E
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
Energy kJ
6
6
22
6
10
10
137
109
107
81
79
63
62
62
45
45
45
33
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
Energy kJ
10
10
10
5
5
5
9
8
4
4
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
ESE
8
2.5
ESE
9
2.4
ESE
9
2.5
ESE
9
0.6
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.9
S
6
1
S
6
1.2
S
6
1.4
S
7
1.3
S
7
Energy kJ
844
975
900
929
28
36
57
71
109
167
144
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
294
294
294
71
71
32
36
115
35
7
7
7
7
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
138
29
29
25
Best forecast wave conditions in New Jersey
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
2
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
6
9
9
9
9
8
8
7
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