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Castles surfForecast / New Jersey / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Monday 11 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
12.6° C
(Which is 1.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Castles today?
The current surf forecast for Castles at 3AM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 11). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (12 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (12 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Castles. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Tue morning, fresh winds from the S by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 11 | Tuesday 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thu 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |  |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 11 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | E 8 | E 7 | SSW 4 | SE 10 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | |
75 | 30 | 21 | 33 | 32 | 21 | 35 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 29 | 39 | 54 | 85 | 92 | 90 | 71 | 73 | 48 | 26 | 15 | 19 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | off | off | cross | |
High Tide | 4:47PM0.99m | 5:01AM1.06m | 5:38PM1.12m | 5:56AM1.09m | 6:25PM1.24m | 6:47AM1.11m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:48PM0.23m | 11:16AM0.10m | 11:49PM0.15m | 12:03PM0.04m | 00:46AM0.05m | 12:50PM-0.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | — | |
Temp °C | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 16 |
9 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SSW 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 |
 kJ | 75 | 30 | 21 | 33 | 32 | 21 | 35 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 26 | 15 | 19 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 11 | NE 4 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 7 | E 7 | SE 5 | SSW 5 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 17 | 14 | 9 | 18 | 13 | 12 | 30 | 4 | 30 | 29 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 27 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | SSE 6 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | — | SE 11 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | E 13 | — | — | — | — | E 12 | — | E 11 | — | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 7 |
| kJ | 13 | 7 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | — | 30 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 2 | — | 10 | 10 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 2 | N 3 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | S 2 | S 3 | S 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | — | W 3 | SW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 13 | 8 | — | — | 1 | 7 | 14 | 29 | 39 | 54 | 85 | 92 | 90 | 71 | 73 | 48 | — | 1 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 29 | 1 | 4 | 32 | 138 | 4 | 37 | 442 | 482 | 480 | 324 | 324 | 317 | 482 | 800 | 1311 | 800 | 94 | 317 | 37 | 20 | 95 | 25 |
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