Castles surfForecast / New Jersey / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Monday 04 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
11.1° C
(Which is 1.3°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: 1.6m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 May)5ft (1.5m)7s
Afternoon (05 May)6ft (1.9m)7s
Evening (05 May)7.5ft (2.3m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue morning, min 10°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Tue night, light winds from the WSW by Thu afternoon).

Mon
4
Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thu
7
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
S
5
1.2
S
5
1.4
S
6
1.6
S
6
1.6
S
6
1.5
S
7
1.5
S
7
1.8
S
7
2.1
S
7
2.2
S
7
2.3
S
7
2.3
S
7
2.1
S
7
2
S
7
2
S
7
2
S
7
2
S
7
1.7
S
7
1.5
S
6
1.4
S
6
1.2
S
6
1.1
S
6
1
S
6
0.9
SSE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
75
78
119
184
209
199
199
278
392
442
512
502
403
356
345
356
360
248
181
162
116
97
81
66
Wind (km/h)
25
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
45
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
20
SW
20
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
5
WSW
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
11:05PM1.23m
11:32AM0.89m
11:45PM1.19m
12:17PM0.85m
00:29AM1.14m
1:05PM0.83m
Low Tide
4:36PM0.15m
5:35AM0.13m
5:10PM0.20m
6:21AM0.17m
5:50PM0.24m
7:10AM0.21m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
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5:54
5:52
5:52
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7:52
7:53
7:54
7:55
1
1
Temp °C
15
14
14
15
15
15
17
17
17
15
15
14
14
14
15
15
16
16
17
14
12
11
10
10
9
9
8
11
10
10
12
10
10
8
7
7
8
8
9
9
10
11
14
10
9
7
7
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
E
9
0.4
ENE
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
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
1.2
S
6
1.1
S
6
1
S
6
0.9
SSE
6
Energy kJ
24
26
26
16
14
6
6
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
116
97
81
66
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
Energy kJ
3
3
2
2
7
7
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
Energy kJ
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
S
5
1.2
S
5
1.4
S
6
1.6
S
6
1.6
S
6
1.5
S
7
1.5
S
7
1.8
S
7
2.1
S
7
2.2
S
7
2.3
S
7
2.3
S
7
2.1
S
7
2
S
7
2
S
7
2
S
7
2
S
7
1.7
S
7
1.5
S
6
1.4
S
6
0.4
NNE
3
0.3
NNE
3
Energy kJ
75
78
119
184
209
199
199
278
392
442
512
502
403
356
345
356
360
248
181
162
3
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
2204
2204
306
306
306
306
1564
1564
1564
1570
1577
1198
497
1172
1249
1565
1172
1172
95
6
0
0
0
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Jersey
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
3
3
3
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
3
2
1
3
2
3
3
3
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
9
6
5
8
8
5
5
6
5
5
5
7
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