Castles surfForecast / New Jersey / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Sunday 31 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
16.7° C
(Which is 2.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Castles today (31 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 May, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 May, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 May, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Castles at 6AM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 May)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Afternoon (31 May)4ft (1.2m)10s
Evening (31 May)3.5ft (1.0m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the NE by Tue morning).

Sunday
31
Monday
1
Tuesday
2
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
9
1.4
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
1
E
4
1.3
ENE
5
1.4
ENE
5
1.5
ENE
6
1.7
ENE
6
1.6
ENE
6
1.4
ENE
6
1.2
E
6
1.1
E
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
226
287
356
349
294
250
208
198
158
120
83
79
78
111
129
39
72
109
143
181
190
160
113
98
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
SW
20
SSW
25
SSW
30
SW
20
SW
10
W
10
SW
5
WNW
20
NE
25
ENE
20
E
20
E
25
ENE
20
NNE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
25
ENE
15
E
10
ESE
10
NE
cross
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
9:15AM0.95m
9:30PM1.31m
9:55AM0.94m
10:07PM1.30m
10:33AM0.93m
10:44PM1.27m
Low Tide
3:21AM0.08m
3:03PM0.12m
3:59AM0.08m
3:38PM0.14m
4:36AM0.10m
4:12PM0.17m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:33
5:31
5:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:16
8:17
8:17
Temp °C
11
11
11
16
18
19
18
17
17
16
16
17
16
16
16
14
13
12
13
14
14
14
14
14
8
8
8
14
14
14
12
13
14
14
15
13
11
12
12
9
9
7
8
8
9
10
11
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
9
1.4
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.4
SSW
5
0.4
SSW
5
0.3
SSW
5
0.3
S
5
0.3
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.1
SE
13
0.4
E
9
1.1
E
6
Energy kJ
226
287
356
349
294
250
208
198
158
120
83
79
78
8
8
5
5
6
6
3
3
7
27
98
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
S
8
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.7
SSW
5
0.6
SSW
5
0.6
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
13
0.2
S
8
0.1
S
7
0.4
ENE
9
Energy kJ
3
3
3
3
1
3
3
3
3
23
18
17
11
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
7
5
1
25
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
12
0.2
SSE
8
Energy kJ
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
7
7
6
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
6
0.2
WSW
6
0.4
SW
3
0.6
SSW
3
0.7
SW
4
0.8
SSW
4
0.9
SSW
5
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
1
E
4
1.3
ENE
5
1.4
ENE
5
1.5
ENE
6
1.7
ENE
6
1.6
ENE
6
1.4
ENE
6
1.2
E
6
Energy kJ
3
3
3
7
14
21
30
111
129
39
72
109
143
181
190
160
113
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
Distance (km)
60
0
0
1
29
136
71
37
0
0
0
124
321
396
431
431
303
431
431
161
800
1455
432
11
Best forecast wave conditions in New Jersey
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
4
3
3
3
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
1
2
2
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
8
5
4
5
4
6
4
4
5
4
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