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Castles surfForecast / New Jersey / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Saturday 23 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
15.5° C
(Which is 2.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Castles today?
The current surf forecast for Castles at 2AM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (24 May) | 7ft (2.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (24 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Castles. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon morning, min 10°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Sat night, calm by Mon afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 23 | Sunday 24 | Monday 25 | Tue 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | ESE 8 | SSE 7 | |
557 | 804 | 886 | 954 | 1000 | 999 | 878 | 790 | 645 | 483 | 384 | 339 | 290 | 210 | 173 | 137 | 128 | 109 | 109 | 110 | 107 | 86 | 68 | 60 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 3:21PM1.06m | 3:32AM1.13m | 4:24PM1.09m | 4:35AM1.07m | 5:20PM1.14m | 5:32AM1.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:17PM0.18m | 10:01AM0.07m | 10:24PM0.19m | 10:55AM0.09m | 11:27PM0.19m | 11:43AM0.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:13 |
7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 |
 kJ | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 790 | 645 | 483 | 384 | 339 | 290 | 210 | 173 | 137 | 91 | 81 | 89 | 110 | 107 | 86 | 68 | 58 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 18 | E 18 | SSE 6 | S 6 | — | E 17 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 13 | 30 | — | 6 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 112 | 109 | 109 | 83 | 81 | 63 | 62 | 60 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 16 | E 16 | E 16 | — | — | E 16 | SE 15 | SE 15 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 5 | 5 | — | — | 5 | 9 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | — | — | — | — | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 557 | 804 | 886 | 954 | 1000 | 999 | 878 | — | — | — | — | 28 | 47 | 59 | 75 | 109 | 128 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 210 | 294 | 294 | 294 | 294 | 294 | 71 | 71 | 32 | 20 | 32 | 74 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 74 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 20 |
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