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Castles surfForecast / New Jersey / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Sunday 24 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 2.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Castles today?
The current surf forecast for Castles at 8AM is: 2.4m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 May) | 8ft (2.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (24 May) | 7ft (2.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (24 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 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 19mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Warm (max 20°C on Mon morning, min 13°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 24 | Monday 25 | Tuesday 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | S 7 | S 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | |
844 | 975 | 900 | 929 | 645 | 547 | 482 | 367 | 324 | 245 | 205 | 169 | 137 | 109 | 167 | 144 | 84 | 68 | 66 | 62 | 52 | 56 | 56 | 44 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | |
High Tide | 3:32AM1.13m | 4:24PM1.09m | 4:35AM1.07m | 5:20PM1.14m | 5:32AM1.02m | 6:07PM1.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — |
1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
5 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
 kJ | — | — | — | 744 | 645 | 547 | 482 | 367 | 324 | 245 | 205 | 169 | 73 | 84 | 101 | 86 | 84 | 68 | 66 | 51 | 52 | 56 | 56 | 44 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | E 18 | E 18 | — | S 6 | — | E 17 | SE 16 | SE 16 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | — | 22 | — | 6 | 10 | 10 | 137 | 109 | 107 | 81 | 79 | 63 | 62 | 62 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 33 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | E 16 | E 16 | — | — | E 16 | SE 15 | SE 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 5 | — | — | 5 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | — | — | — | — | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | S 7 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 844 | 975 | 900 | 929 | — | — | — | — | 28 | 36 | 57 | 71 | 109 | — | 167 | 144 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 294 | 294 | 294 | 71 | 71 | 32 | 36 | 115 | 35 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 138 | 29 | 29 | 25 |
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