Castles surfForecast / New Jersey / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Monday 11 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
12.6° C
(Which is 1.7°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: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 11). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 May)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (12 May)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Evening (12 May)1.5ft (0.4m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Tue morning, fresh winds from the S by Wed afternoon).

Mon
11
Tuesday
12
Wednesday
13
Thu
14
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)
1
0
0
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
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.3
SE
11
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.3
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
7
0.9
SSW
4
0.4
SE
10
1.1
S
5
1.3
S
5
1.3
S
5
1.3
S
5
1.2
S
5
1.2
S
5
1
S
5
0.8
SSW
5
0.6
SSE
5
0.6
SSE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
75
30
21
33
32
21
35
33
31
29
29
27
29
39
54
85
92
90
71
73
48
26
15
19
Wind (km/h)
0
SE
10
SSW
15
WSW
20
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
10
NNE
15
ESE
20
SSE
25
S
25
SSW
25
S
30
S
30
S
35
S
40
S
35
S
30
S
15
SSW
25
S
15
S
20
WNW
15
NW
15
SW
glassy
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
off
off
cross
High Tide
4:47PM0.99m
5:01AM1.06m
5:38PM1.12m
5:56AM1.09m
6:25PM1.24m
6:47AM1.11m
Low Tide
10:48PM0.23m
11:16AM0.10m
11:49PM0.15m
12:03PM0.04m
00:46AM0.05m
12:50PM-0.02m
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:46
5:45
5:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:00
8:00
8:01
8:02
2
7
5
4
1
Temp °C
10
11
12
11
9
8
12
12
11
11
11
12
12
13
15
15
15
15
14
14
13
12
14
16
9
7
8
6
4
2
8
7
5
5
5
6
6
6
8
8
8
9
12
10
11
9
10
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
ESE
7
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
7
0.4
E
7
0.4
E
7
0.4
E
7
0.3
E
7
0.3
E
7
0.3
E
7
0.3
E
7
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.8
SSW
5
0.6
SSE
5
0.6
SSE
5
Energy kJ
75
30
21
33
32
21
35
33
31
29
29
27
17
16
15
9
9
9
9
10
10
26
15
19
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ENE
5
0.5
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
11
0.4
NE
4
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.3
E
7
0.3
E
7
0.5
SE
5
0.4
SSW
5
0.2
ESE
10
Energy kJ
17
14
9
18
13
12
30
4
30
29
18
17
17
27
16
16
16
10
10
8
8
11
9
10
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
12
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.3
NE
4
0.2
NNE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
11
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
E
7
Energy kJ
13
7
20
19
19
19
30
3
2
1
1
3
3
2
10
10
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
W
2
0.4
N
3
0.7
NNE
4
0.5
NE
4
0.3
S
2
0.6
S
3
0.7
S
4
0.9
SSW
4
1
S
4
1.1
S
5
1.3
S
5
1.3
S
5
1.3
S
5
1.2
S
5
1.2
S
5
1
S
5
0.3
W
3
0.4
SW
3
Energy kJ
1
2
13
8
1
7
14
29
39
54
85
92
90
71
73
48
1
2
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
29
1
4
32
138
4
37
442
482
480
324
324
317
482
800
1311
800
94
317
37
20
95
25
Best forecast wave conditions in New Jersey
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
2
1
2
1
2
2
3
3
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
5
8
8
9
9
9
9
6
9
9
7
7
6
9
8
9
5
5
5
5
5
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