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Castles surfForecast / New Jersey / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 28 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
10.8° C
(Which is 2.0°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: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (29 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (29 Apr) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Castles. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Fri 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | |
369 | 318 | 312 | 318 | 318 | 318 | 314 | 320 | 331 | 282 | 234 | 228 | 271 | 389 | 388 | 361 | 296 | 308 | 290 | 234 | 230 | 186 | 148 | 136 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross | |
High Tide | 7:20PM1.21m | 7:36AM1.08m | 8:01PM1.26m | 8:19AM1.06m | 8:41PM1.29m | 9:00AM1.05m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:34AM0.05m | 1:45PM0.02m | 2:20AM0.03m | 2:23PM0.03m | 3:01AM0.01m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — |
 | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 13 |
9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 8 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 |
 kJ | 369 | 318 | 312 | 318 | 318 | 318 | 314 | 320 | 331 | 282 | 234 | 228 | 271 | 389 | 388 | 361 | 296 | 308 | 290 | 234 | 230 | 186 | 148 | 136 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | WSW 3 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 29 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | S 7 | — | S 6 | N 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | S 4 | W 3 | NW 2 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | NNW 3 | N 4 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WSW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 8 | 16 | 33 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 431 | 115 | 36 | 7 | 25 | 115 | 298 | 280 | 280 | 325 | 280 | 271 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
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