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Castles surfForecast / New Jersey / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Wednesday 13 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
13.2° C
(Which is 2.0°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: 1.2m 5s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (14 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Evening (14 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Castles. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 13 | Thursday 14 | Friday 15 | Sat 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | |
98 | 78 | 71 | 77 | 35 | 51 | 53 | 76 | 65 | 67 | 69 | 89 | 85 | 183 | 135 | 86 | 136 | 106 | 104 | 109 | 109 | 89 | 83 | 81 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | |
High Tide | 6:25PM1.24m | 6:47AM1.11m | 7:12PM1.36m | 7:40AM1.12m | 8:02PM1.46m | 8:35AM1.13m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:46AM0.05m | 12:50PM-0.02m | 1:41AM-0.03m | 1:39PM-0.07m | 2:36AM-0.10m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 |
— | — | — | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 19 |
9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 10 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 |
 kJ | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 35 | 51 | 53 | 76 | 65 | 67 | 69 | 89 | 85 | 183 | 135 | 69 | 136 | 106 | 104 | 109 | 109 | 89 | 83 | 81 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SSW 5 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 7 | E 7 | E 10 | ESE 10 | E 6 | SE 7 | — | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 10 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 16 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 27 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 48 | — | 94 | 61 | 74 | 64 | 45 | 38 | 25 | 38 | 65 | 47 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 12 | — | — | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SE 11 | E 12 | E 12 | ENE 6 | SSE 11 | ENE 6 | — | E 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SSE 8 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | — |
| kJ | — | 3 | — | — | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 4 | — | 15 | 86 | 10 | 38 | 45 | 42 | 41 | 20 | 8 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | WSW 3 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 3 | W 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | WSW 2 | — | SW 3 |
| kJ | 98 | 78 | 71 | 77 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 697 | 800 | 618 | 7 | 35 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 120 |
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