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Castles surfForecast / New Jersey / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 12 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
12.8° C
(Which is 1.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Castles today?
The current surf forecast for Castles at 12AM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (13 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (13 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Castles. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Wed afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | Fri 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
E 8 | E 8 | SE 11 | E 7 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | |
43 | 42 | 29 | 27 | 40 | 64 | 94 | 113 | 139 | 82 | 42 | 24 | 17 | 31 | 37 | 49 | 52 | 63 | 120 | 142 | 151 | 162 | 261 | 237 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | |
High Tide | 5:38PM1.12m | 5:56AM1.09m | 6:25PM1.24m | 6:47AM1.11m | 7:12PM1.36m | 7:40AM1.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:49PM0.15m | 12:03PM0.04m | 00:46AM0.05m | 12:50PM-0.02m | 1:41AM-0.03m | 1:39PM-0.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 16 |
6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
 kJ | 43 | 42 | 29 | 27 | 17 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 41 | 24 | 17 | 31 | 37 | 49 | 52 | 63 | 120 | 142 | 151 | 162 | 261 | 237 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 7 | E 7 | SE 5 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 9 | E 11 | — | — | SE 11 | NNW 4 | — |
| kJ | 30 | 29 | 29 | 17 | 17 | 27 | 26 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 21 | 2 | — | — | 29 | 3 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | E 13 | — | — | — | — | E 12 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 2 | S 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 6 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SE 4 | — | — | WNW 2 | — | WSW 3 | W 4 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | W 4 |
| kJ | 1 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 40 | 64 | 94 | 113 | 139 | 82 | 42 | 5 | — | — | 1 | — | 9 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 442 | 480 | 442 | 463 | 463 | 464 | 800 | 800 | 800 | 800 | 36 | 94 | 29 | 32 | 53 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 7 | 20 | 20 | 24 | 0 | 0 |
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