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Castles surfForecast / New Jersey / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Saturday 30 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
16.2° C
(Which is 1.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Castles today (30 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 May, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 May, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Castles at 9AM is: 0.6m 5s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 30). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (30 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
| Evening (30 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Castles. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Sat afternoon, calm by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 30 | Sunday 31 | Monday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 8 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | |
61 | 48 | 29 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 193 | 273 | 364 | 325 | 433 | 424 | 342 | 294 | 200 | 160 | 117 | 110 | 83 | 83 | 81 | 60 | 59 | 57 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 8:33AM0.96m | 8:51PM1.30m | 9:15AM0.95m | 9:30PM1.31m | 9:55AM0.94m | 10:07PM1.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:41AM0.09m | 2:26PM0.12m | 3:21AM0.08m | 3:03PM0.12m | 3:59AM0.08m | 3:38PM0.14m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — |
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Temp °C | 18 | 19 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 14 |
13 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 9 | SSW 5 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 5 |
 kJ | 7 | 48 | 29 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 248 | 325 | 433 | 424 | 342 | 294 | 200 | 160 | 117 | 110 | 31 | 83 | 81 | 60 | 59 | 9 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | SSE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | S 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 9 | SSW 5 | SE 9 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 83 | 18 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | ENE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | — | — | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 13 |
| kJ | 1 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | N 4 | N 4 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 8 | — | NW 2 | — | SW 6 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | — | SSW 5 | S 5 | — | — | E 9 |
| kJ | 61 | 2 | 12 | 22 | 19 | 184 | 193 | 273 | 364 | — | 1 | — | 5 | 5 | 22 | 40 | 33 | 37 | — | 31 | 17 | — | — | 57 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 82 | 431 | 436 | 950 | 959 | 618 | 950 | 138 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 32 | 432 | 92 | 29 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 94 | 187 | 387 | 431 |
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