Castles surfForecast / New Jersey / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Tuesday 26 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
15.2° C
(Which is 1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Castles today?

The current surf forecast for Castles at 6AM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 May)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Afternoon (26 May)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Evening (26 May)2.5ft (0.8m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Wed morning. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
26
Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.7
E
8
0.8
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
7
0.8
S
7
0.7
S
7
0.7
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
6
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.6
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
77
77
60
57
60
77
62
59
44
44
32
31
32
33
34
35
47
48
38
35
37
35
38
37
Wind (km/h)
0
NNW
10
N
15
NNE
10
ENE
10
ESE
15
SSE
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
SW
10
SW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
15
WSW
10
WNW
15
NW
10
N
10
ENE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
E
10
NNW
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
5:32AM1.02m
6:07PM1.19m
6:20AM1.00m
6:49PM1.23m
7:04AM0.98m
7:30PM1.26m
Low Tide
11:27PM0.19m
11:43AM0.10m
00:21AM0.16m
12:26PM0.10m
1:11AM0.14m
1:07PM0.11m
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:35
5:35
5:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:13
8:14
8:15
2
2
6
2
1
1
Temp °C
20
19
19
20
20
20
20
19
19
19
19
20
22
22
21
20
18
18
18
20
19
18
19
18
23
19
18
19
20
19
19
18
19
20
21
21
23
22
20
18
17
17
18
19
17
16
18
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.7
S
7
0.7
S
7
0.8
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
7
0.8
S
7
0.7
S
7
0.7
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
6
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.6
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
Energy kJ
77
77
43
43
60
77
62
59
44
44
32
31
32
33
34
32
47
48
38
35
37
35
38
37
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
7
0.7
S
7
0.7
ESE
8
0.7
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
7
0.4
S
7
0.4
S
7
0.4
S
7
0.4
S
7
0.4
S
7
Energy kJ
43
43
60
57
42
41
29
29
18
18
17
10
18
28
28
35
22
22
22
14
14
14
15
15
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
16
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
7
0.3
NE
3
0.3
NE
3
0.2
ENE
3
0.2
ENE
4
Energy kJ
5
9
8
4
4
8
8
7
10
9
5
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNE
3
0.4
SW
3
0.3
WSW
3
0.3
W
3
0.3
W
3
0.4
NE
3
0.4
NE
3
Energy kJ
1
2
1
1
1
2
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
71
120
115
29
36
36
36
4
53
53
32
95
36
13
4
4
35
35
32
163
222
Best forecast wave conditions in New Jersey
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
3
2
3
2
3
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
9
9
9
5
6
7
6
7
7
9
6
9
6
9
9
9
8
7
9
7
7
6
5
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