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Castles surfForecast / New Jersey / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Saturday 02 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
11.3° C
(Which is 1.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Castles today?
The current surf forecast for Castles at 5PM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (02 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Evening (02 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Castles. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue morning, min 7°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the WNW by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 2 | Sunday 3 | Monday 4 | Tue 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | |
76 | 74 | 73 | 73 | 74 | 73 | 73 | 74 | 76 | 99 | 96 | 91 | 68 | 50 | 50 | 46 | 70 | 53 | 48 | 103 | 108 | 165 | 258 | 243 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 9:38AM1.02m | 9:53PM1.30m | 10:15AM0.98m | 10:28PM1.27m | 10:52AM0.94m | 11:05PM1.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:32PM0.07m | 4:17AM0.04m | 4:04PM0.10m | 4:55AM0.08m | 4:36PM0.15m | 5:35AM0.13m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — |
 | — | — | 7:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | 7:53 |
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Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
10 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 |
 kJ | 76 | 74 | 73 | 73 | 74 | 73 | 73 | 74 | 76 | 99 | 96 | 91 | 68 | 50 | 50 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 16 | 16 | 6 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 3 | S 3 | S 3 | — | S 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 9 | 22 | 22 | 35 | 27 | 29 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | — | S 6 | — | — | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | N 4 | N 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | — | — | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NW 2 | N 3 | NNW 4 | WNW 3 | W 3 | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 46 | 70 | 53 | 48 | 103 | 108 | 165 | 258 | 243 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 4 | 35 | 25 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 20 | 194 | 13 | 4 | 35 | 35 | 280 | 432 | 59 | 92 | 482 | 306 | 306 | 306 | 120 | 306 |
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