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Castles surfForecast / New Jersey / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Thursday 07 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
11.5° C
(Which is 1.0°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: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 07). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (07 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Evening (07 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 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 6mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the SSW by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 7 | Friday 8 | Saturday 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | ESE 9 | E 9 | S 5 | E 9 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | |
161 | 143 | 121 | 97 | 77 | 77 | 72 | 56 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 34 | 24 | 45 | 41 | 47 | 43 | 48 | 92 | 99 | 193 | 273 | 194 | 170 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 00:29AM1.14m | 1:05PM0.83m | 1:15AM1.11m | 1:54PM0.83m | 2:03AM1.08m | 2:47PM0.85m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:10AM0.21m | 6:40PM0.28m | 7:57AM0.22m | 7:35PM0.30m | 8:43AM0.22m | 8:33PM0.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — |
2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | |
Temp °C | 16 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
14 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | E 9 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
 kJ | 161 | 143 | 121 | 97 | 77 | 7 | 72 | 56 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 34 | 24 | 45 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 41 | 26 | 25 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | NNE 4 | SE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | SW 4 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 7 | — | SSE 7 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 14 | 18 | 13 | 13 | 15 | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | E 9 | — | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | N 3 | ESE 10 | — | — | — | SE 11 | — | — | — | E 18 | SE 18 | SE 18 | E 17 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | 7 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 20 | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | 6 | 12 | 12 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 3 | N 3 | N 3 | — | SSE 7 | SSW 2 | SW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SSW 4 | S 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | 77 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 27 | 47 | 40 | 48 | 92 | 99 | 193 | 273 | 194 | 170 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 116 | 111 | 37 | 90 | 32 | 32 | 95 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 25 | 29 | 281 | 432 | 1388 | 737 | 657 | 1231 | 306 |
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