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Castles surfForecast / New Jersey / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Thursday 23 Apr 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
10.5° C
(Which is 2.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Castles today?
The current surf forecast for Castles at 6AM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (23 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (23 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Castles. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the ENE by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 5 | S 5 | S 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSE 6 | S 3 | S 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ENE 6 | E 7 | |
28 | 20 | 39 | 60 | 57 | 39 | 33 | 27 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 17 | 34 | 80 | 157 | 241 | 229 | 693 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | |
High Tide | 1:46AM1.27m | 2:32PM0.94m | 2:51AM1.20m | 3:43PM0.95m | 4:03AM1.15m | 4:53PM1.01m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:30AM0.05m | 8:24PM0.12m | 9:33AM0.07m | 9:34PM0.15m | 10:37AM0.07m | 10:46PM0.15m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | — | |
Temp °C | 11 | 9 | 10 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
9 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | -2 | -1 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | NE 4 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | E 16 | SE 6 | S 6 |
 kJ | 28 | 20 | 39 | 41 | 41 | 39 | 28 | 27 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 5 | 94 | 28 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | S 6 | S 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | S 5 | E 18 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 9 | 15 | 14 | 60 | 57 | 36 | 33 | 18 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | 16 | 28 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | — | — | — | — | SSW 2 | WSW 3 | N 2 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | S 5 | SSE 6 | S 3 | S 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ENE 6 | E 7 |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | — | — | 5 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 17 | 34 | 80 | 157 | 241 | 229 | 693 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 145 | 95 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 149 | 222 | 222 | 257 | 434 | 434 | 434 | 936 | 434 | 936 | 936 | 618 | 993 | 993 | 407 | 407 | 317 |
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