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Castles surfForecast / New Jersey / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Saturday 09 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
12.7° C
(Which is 1.9°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: 1.3m 5s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (09 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 5s |
| Evening (09 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Castles. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 8°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 9 | Sunday 10 | Monday 11 | Tue 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | |
78 | 78 | 74 | 90 | 85 | 80 | 69 | 85 | 132 | 148 | 127 | 115 | 139 | 90 | 96 | 75 | 61 | 57 | 47 | 37 | 30 | 22 | 33 | 46 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 2:03AM1.08m | 2:47PM0.85m | 2:56AM1.05m | 3:47PM0.90m | 3:58AM1.05m | 4:47PM0.99m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:43AM0.22m | 8:33PM0.30m | 9:33AM0.20m | 9:38PM0.28m | 10:25AM0.16m | 10:48PM0.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  | |  |  | |  | |  | | |  | | |  | | |  | | | | | | |
 | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 |
 | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | 8:00 |
— | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 8 | 2 | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 4 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | E 9 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | E 8 | E 8 |
 kJ | 47 | 44 | 43 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 69 | 85 | 132 | 148 | 127 | 115 | 14 | 90 | 96 | 75 | 61 | 57 | 47 | 37 | 30 | 22 | 33 | 46 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 16 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | NE 4 | SE 6 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 5 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 18 | SE 18 | SE 18 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 16 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 12 | E 5 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ENE 4 | SE 7 | SE 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 6 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 13 | 7 | 11 | 19 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 7 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | — | NNW 2 |
| kJ | 78 | 78 | 74 | 90 | 85 | 80 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 139 | 11 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 9 | 6 | 8 | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 62 | 432 | 306 | 306 | 64 | 7 | 95 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 143 | 136 | 136 | 60 | 4 | 32 | 138 |
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