Castles surfForecast / New Jersey / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Monday 25 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
15.4° C
(Which is 1.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Castles today?

The current surf forecast for Castles at 3PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 May)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Afternoon (25 May)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (25 May)2.5ft (0.8m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
25
Tuesday
26
Wednesday
27
Thu
28
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
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
E
8
1.1
E
8
1
E
8
1
E
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
S
7
0.8
S
7
0.8
S
7
0.9
SSE
7
0.9
S
7
0.8
S
7
0.7
S
7
0.7
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.6
S
7
0.9
S
7
0.9
S
7
0.7
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
195
165
134
134
104
99
79
77
77
60
60
57
77
74
59
44
41
30
32
74
77
43
31
33
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
10
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SW
5
SW
10
N
10
NE
5
E
5
SE
10
S
10
S
10
SSW
5
WSW
5
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
SW
15
W
15
W
20
WSW
15
W
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:35AM1.07m
5:20PM1.14m
5:32AM1.02m
6:07PM1.19m
6:20AM1.00m
6:49PM1.23m
Low Tide
10:55AM0.09m
11:27PM0.19m
11:43AM0.10m
00:21AM0.16m
12:26PM0.10m
1:11AM0.14m
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:35
5:35
5:35
5:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:12
8:13
8:14
8:15
2
1
1
Temp °C
15
15
18
19
19
19
19
19
18
19
18
18
18
18
18
18
17
18
20
23
25
24
21
20
16
15
18
21
20
20
20
21
19
20
19
19
19
19
19
20
18
19
21
24
25
25
20
20
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
E
8
1.1
E
8
1
E
8
1
E
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
S
7
0.8
S
7
0.8
S
7
0.9
SSE
7
0.9
S
7
0.8
S
7
0.7
S
7
0.7
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.6
S
7
0.9
S
7
0.9
S
7
0.7
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
7
Energy kJ
195
165
134
134
104
99
79
77
77
57
56
57
77
74
59
44
41
30
32
74
77
43
31
33
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSE
6
0.6
S
6
0.7
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
7
0.8
S
7
0.8
S
7
0.7
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
9
Energy kJ
29
27
40
45
60
58
60
57
57
60
60
45
44
32
32
18
18
17
10
10
9
28
29
29
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
17
0.1
SE
16
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
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.2
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.2
E
7
Energy kJ
6
10
10
10
10
5
5
5
9
8
4
4
7
7
18
5
4
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
2
0.3
W
2
0.2
NNW
2
Energy kJ
1
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
7
0
0
7
7
7
0
0
60
222
138
29
29
29
4
32
32
4
35
0
4
36
32
Best forecast wave conditions in New Jersey
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
4
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
4
3
2
2
1
1
1
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
9
9
9
5
6
7
7
7
8
9
9
7
6
9
7
9
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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