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Castles surfForecast / New Jersey / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 26 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
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 6PM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave 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)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 24°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 26 | Wednesday 27 | Thursday 28 | Fri 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
ESE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | |
60 | 60 | 62 | 57 | 57 | 56 | 41 | 30 | 27 | 27 | 37 | 33 | 35 | 37 | 37 | 35 | 35 | 37 | 38 | 30 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross | off | cross-off | off | off | off | |
High Tide | 6:07PM1.19m | 6:20AM1.00m | 6:49PM1.23m | 7:04AM0.98m | 7:30PM1.26m | 7:49AM0.97m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:43AM0.10m | 00:21AM0.16m | 12:26PM0.10m | 1:11AM0.14m | 1:07PM0.11m | 1:57AM0.11m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | 8:15 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 14 |
20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
 kJ | 45 | 60 | 62 | 57 | 57 | 56 | 41 | 30 | 27 | 27 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 37 | 35 | 35 | 37 | 38 | 30 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | 60 | 44 | 41 | 29 | 32 | 19 | 21 | 18 | 10 | 18 | 28 | 28 | 35 | 37 | 20 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 15 | SE 15 | E 15 | — | E 15 | E 15 | S 8 | SSE 9 | SE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | NNE 4 | N 4 | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 |
| kJ | 9 | 8 | 4 | — | 4 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 17 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 3 | SSW 6 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | NW 2 | NNW 3 | WNW 2 | WNW 3 | N 2 | N 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | N 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 37 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 36 | 280 | 280 | 29 | 36 | 25 | 36 | 36 | 32 | 32 | 16 | 36 | 32 | 32 | 13 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 252 | 222 | 222 | 222 | 222 | 222 |
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