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Castles surfForecast / New Jersey / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Friday 01 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
10.6° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Castles today?
The current surf forecast for Castles at 3PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 01). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (01 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (01 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 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 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 8°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the WNW by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 1 | Saturday 2 | Sunday 3 | Mon 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | 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 | |
230 | 186 | 183 | 179 | 142 | 108 | 106 | 103 | 78 | 78 | 76 | 74 | 73 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 73 | 71 | 73 | 99 | 99 | 73 | 69 | 68 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 9:00AM1.05m | 9:18PM1.30m | 9:38AM1.02m | 9:53PM1.30m | 10:15AM0.98m | 10:28PM1.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:01AM0.01m | 2:59PM0.04m | 3:40AM0.02m | 3:32PM0.07m | 4:17AM0.04m | 4:04PM0.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 |
 | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | 7:52 |
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Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 |
4 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 6 | SE 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 |
 kJ | 230 | 186 | 183 | 179 | 142 | 108 | 106 | 103 | 78 | 78 | 76 | 74 | 73 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 73 | 36 | 50 | 99 | 99 | 73 | 69 | 68 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 32 | 71 | 73 | 48 | 32 | 32 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 6 | S 6 | — | SE 4 | — | — | N 3 | N 4 | N 4 | — | N 4 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | — | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | S 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 4 | — | — | ESE 4 | — | — | — | NW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 3 | SW 3 |
| kJ | 5 | 4 | 10 | — | 5 | 9 | 18 | 34 | 20 | 13 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 431 | 432 | 431 | 317 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 35 | 35 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 194 | 25 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 67 |
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