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Castles surfForecast / New Jersey / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Friday 01 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
10.6° 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 6AM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 01). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (01 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (01 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Castles. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 7°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | |
230 | 230 | 186 | 183 | 179 | 142 | 136 | 106 | 103 | 78 | 78 | 76 | 74 | 73 | 73 | 74 | 73 | 74 | 74 | 71 | 74 | 76 | 73 | 69 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | on | on | on | on | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 9:00AM1.05m | 9:18PM1.30m | 9:38AM1.02m | 9:53PM1.30m | 10:15AM0.98m | 10:28PM1.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:01AM0.01m | 2:59PM0.04m | 3:40AM0.02m | 3:32PM0.07m | 4:17AM0.04m | 4:04PM0.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — |
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Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
4 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 |
 kJ | 230 | 230 | 186 | 183 | 179 | 142 | 136 | 106 | 103 | 78 | 78 | 76 | 74 | 73 | 73 | 74 | 73 | 74 | 74 | 40 | 74 | 76 | 73 | 69 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WNW 3 | NNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | E 9 | SE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 32 | 34 | 71 | 32 | 37 | 31 | 31 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 5 | — | S 6 | S 6 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | — | N 4 | SSE 7 | N 4 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | — | 1 | 15 | 1 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | N 4 | SW 2 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | S 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | WSW 4 | W 4 | WSW 3 |
| kJ | 4 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 25 | 18 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 20 | 7 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 42 | 431 | 431 | 99 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 35 | 94 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 25 | 7 | 7 | 0 |
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