Castles surfForecast / New Jersey / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Saturday 23 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
15.5° C
(Which is 2.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Castles today?

The current surf forecast for Castles at 2AM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 May)8ft (2.5m)9s
Afternoon (24 May)7ft (2.2m)9s
Evening (24 May)5.5ft (1.7m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon morning, min 10°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Sat night, calm by Mon afternoon).

Sat
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tue
26
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
ESE
8
2.5
ESE
8
2.5
ESE
8
2.5
ESE
8
2.5
ESE
8
2.5
ESE
9
2.4
ESE
9
2.3
ESE
9
2.1
ESE
9
1.8
E
9
1.6
E
9
1.5
E
9
1.4
E
9
1.2
E
8
1.1
E
8
1
E
8
1.3
S
6
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
1.1
S
7
1.1
S
7
1
S
7
0.7
ESE
8
0.8
SSE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
557
804
886
954
1000
999
878
790
645
483
384
339
290
210
173
137
128
109
109
110
107
86
68
60
Wind (km/h)
35
E
35
E
35
E
35
E
30
E
25
ENE
15
ENE
10
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
5
ESE
10
WSW
5
W
5
NE
10
E
10
ESE
5
E
5
N
10
N
5
NNE
5
E
5
SSE
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:21PM1.06m
3:32AM1.13m
4:24PM1.09m
4:35AM1.07m
5:20PM1.14m
5:32AM1.02m
Low Tide
9:17PM0.18m
10:01AM0.07m
10:24PM0.19m
10:55AM0.09m
11:27PM0.19m
11:43AM0.10m
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:35
5:35
5:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:10
8:10
8:12
8:13
7
4
1
2
3
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
3
Temp °C
11
10
11
11
12
13
14
15
17
15
15
16
17
17
19
18
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
4
3
4
5
7
9
12
15
17
14
14
16
18
18
21
20
18
18
18
18
17
18
18
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
13
2.3
ESE
9
2.1
ESE
9
1.8
E
9
1.6
E
9
1.5
E
9
1.4
E
9
1.2
E
8
1.1
E
8
1
E
8
1.1
S
6
1
S
6
1
S
7
1.1
S
7
1.1
S
7
1
S
7
0.9
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
7
Energy kJ
7
790
645
483
384
339
290
210
173
137
91
81
89
110
107
86
68
58
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
18
0.1
E
18
0.4
SSE
6
0.6
S
6
0.1
E
17
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
16
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
Energy kJ
6
6
13
30
6
10
10
10
112
109
109
83
81
63
62
60
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
15
Energy kJ
10
5
5
5
9
8
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
ESE
8
2.5
ESE
8
2.5
ESE
8
2.5
ESE
8
2.5
ESE
8
2.5
ESE
9
2.4
ESE
9
0.6
S
6
0.8
S
6
0.9
S
6
1
S
6
1.2
S
6
1.3
S
6
Energy kJ
557
804
886
954
1000
999
878
28
47
59
75
109
128
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
210
294
294
294
294
294
71
71
32
20
32
74
30
0
0
0
25
74
16
0
0
0
32
20
Best forecast wave conditions in New Jersey
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
2
1
2
2
1
1
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
5
6
7
9
9
9
9
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