Castles surfForecast / New Jersey / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Sunday 03 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
11.5° 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 5AM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 03). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 May)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Afternoon (03 May)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Evening (03 May)2ft (0.6m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 7°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sun night, strong winds from the SSW by Tue night).

Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tuesday
5
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
1.3
SSW
5
1.2
SSW
5
1.1
S
5
1.4
S
6
1.4
S
6
1.5
S
6
1.7
S
6
1.8
S
7
1.7
S
7
1.6
S
7
1.7
S
7
2
S
7
2.2
S
7
2.4
S
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
73
73
74
76
76
74
54
50
50
50
95
78
66
123
127
149
221
302
270
243
263
356
442
578
Wind (km/h)
30
NNW
25
NW
30
NW
30
NW
30
WNW
25
WNW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
SW
30
SW
20
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
30
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:15AM0.98m
10:28PM1.27m
10:52AM0.94m
11:05PM1.23m
11:32AM0.89m
Low Tide
4:17AM0.04m
4:04PM0.10m
4:55AM0.08m
4:36PM0.15m
5:35AM0.13m
5:10PM0.20m
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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5:56
5:54
5:54
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7:52
7:52
7:53
Temp °C
9
7
7
9
12
14
14
13
12
10
12
15
16
17
16
14
14
15
15
17
19
17
15
15
2
0
-1
1
3
6
8
7
6
4
6
9
10
12
11
8
9
10
10
12
13
10
8
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
Energy kJ
73
73
74
76
76
74
54
50
50
50
35
35
23
24
26
16
14
6
6
2
2
2
2
2
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
Energy kJ
6
22
22
23
27
29
21
21
23
25
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
6
0.4
NNE
4
0.3
NNE
4
0.3
NNE
4
0.2
NNE
4
0.2
N
4
Energy kJ
3
8
4
4
2
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNW
3
0.6
N
3
0.8
NNW
4
0.5
WNW
3
0.6
W
3
0.7
W
4
0.6
W
4
0.5
WSW
3
0.8
SW
4
1.1
SW
4
1.3
SSW
5
1.2
SSW
5
1.1
S
5
1.4
S
6
1.4
S
6
1.5
S
6
1.7
S
6
1.8
S
7
1.7
S
7
1.6
S
7
1.7
S
7
2
S
7
2.2
S
7
2.4
S
7
Energy kJ
3
8
21
6
8
12
9
6
17
45
95
78
66
123
127
149
221
302
270
243
263
356
442
578
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
157
0
20
489
476
25
7
87
207
431
432
1565
431
480
487
306
306
306
306
1963
120
566
2204
2204
Best forecast wave conditions in New Jersey
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
4
3
1
1
4
3
1
3
3
1
2
2
1
2
3
2
2
2
1
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
8
5
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