Surf Forecasts:
Castles surf forecast from 1 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Tuesday 1 Sep, 11PM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period, SE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 2 Sep, 5AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period, SE swell with 134 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 1 Sep, 11PM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SE swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Castles this week:
The surf forecast for Castles over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Sep 01) at 11PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.4m and 12s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 8s. Another secondary swell of 0.6m and 4s is also forecast. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Castles in the next 16 days are 0.7m 12s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Sep 02) at 5AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.9m 4s period and expected on Sunday (Sep 06) at 5AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 11PM (Tue 1st Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) 12s |
| Best Surf | 11PM (Tue 1st Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) 12s |
| Most Powerful | 5AM (Wed 2nd Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 12s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Castles over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
G’day, Rusty here. Let’s run through what’s cooking at Castles.
Honestly, mate, it’s a bleak 16-day outlook. No proper standouts to speak of, and a near-solid run of poor conditions that’ll test your patience. You’re looking at a long, flat spell with barely a window worth paddling out.
The only flicker of hope is the morning of Thursday, September 3rd. At Castles, you’ll see a tiny swell—about 2ft from the SE, with a short period of 9 seconds, so energy is weak (88). The wind is light and cross-offshore from the WSW, which will clean it right up, making those small waves look surfable even if they’re ordinary. That’s beginner-friendly size, so it’s your best bet if you’re keen to get wet. That afternoon the wind picks up to a moderate breeze, and while it stays clean, the energy drops even more (74), so stick to the morning.
After that, from Friday the 4th all the way through to Wednesday the 16th of September, it’s a string of zeros—poor surf conditions every single day. You’ll catch a few clean moments, like Sunday morning the 13th with a light offshore breeze, but the swell is barely 2-3ft from the S, period a short 6 seconds, and energy is weak (61). It’s just not enough to get going. There’s a slight bump in energy on the 12th (about 4ft from S, period 6 seconds, energy 118), but that’s ruined by onshore winds and rain.
For a sandbar break that’s fairly exposed, you need more size and clean wind to make it happen. None of that’s on the table right now. Keep your board dry and hope things turn around.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Warm (max 31°C on Tue afternoon, min 22°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 32°C on Fri afternoon, min 18°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the NNE by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | ||||||||||||||
Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 10 | E 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 5 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 18 | 17 | 11 | 90 | 114 | 96 | 70 | 50 | 47 | 32 | 24 | 38 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 74 | 74 | 40 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross |
High Tide | 11:22PM1.20m | 11:47AM1.32m | 00:08AM1.13m | 12:37PM1.32m | 1:03AM1.05m | 1:33PM1.32m | 2:03AM0.99m | 2:36PM1.31m | 3:14AM0.95m | 3:51PM1.31m | 4:37AM0.97m | 5:08PM1.34m | |||||||
Low Tide | 5:27AM0.07m | 6:09PM0.15m | 6:13AM0.11m | 7:10PM0.19m | 7:06AM0.14m | 8:14PM0.22m | 8:05AM0.17m | 9:24PM0.24m | 9:10AM0.19m | 10:39PM0.22m | 10:25AM0.18m | 11:46PM0.16m | |||||||
 |  |  | |  | | | | | | | | | | |  | | | | |
 | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — |
 | 7:30 | — | 7:29 | — | — | 7:27 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:21 | — |
mm | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | 5 | — | 6 | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 26 | 31 | 30 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 31 | 29 | 26 | 32 | 30 | 23 | 26 | 24 | 18 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 28 | 28 | 31 | 32 | 24 | 23 | 28 | 27 | 32 | 32 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 13 | 15 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 10 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | SSW 5 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 18 | 17 | 11 | 90 | 114 | 96 | 62 | 37 | 25 | 32 | 24 | 38 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 40 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 10 | SE 8 | S 4 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 7 | ENE 6 | S 5 | NE 4 | E 8 | S 6 | SE 9 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | — | 4 | 11 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 70 | 50 | 47 | 25 | 23 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 15 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 15 | SE 13 | S 5 | — | — | S 5 | S 4 | — | E 6 | E 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 6 | E 6 | SE 9 | — | S 6 | SE 9 |
| kJ | — | 8 | 7 | 7 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 11 | 14 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 12 | — | 1 | 13 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 2 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SW 4 | NE 4 | ENE 6 | — | — | SW 2 | — | NNE 3 | W 3 | — | NNE 4 | — | N 4 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 6 | 19 | 24 | 62 | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 4 | — | 9 | 74 | 74 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 434 | 434 | 463 | 0 | 312 | 71 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 4 | 32 | 32 | 163 | 489 | 936 | 729 | 1575 | 431 | 47 |
Best forecast wave conditions in New Jersey | |||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in United States | |||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | |||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Castles surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Information about the Castles Surf forecast
The above surf forecast table for Castles provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 16 days. A general guide to surfing at Castles can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Castles surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Castles) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).
Further information to help with frequently asked questions about our surf forecast for Castles may be found under the help tab on the top menu and also by moving your mouse over the question marks on the surf forecast table itself. Please always bear in mind that the forecast is for near-shore open water and local factors at each surf break influence the actual breaking wave height, such as the beach / reef profile, water depths offshore and shelter.
Castles is 8 km (5 miles) from Atlantic City. If you plan a vacation in New Jersey, look for hotels and other accommodation in Atlantic City. Atlantic City has rooms for a wide range of budgets as well as car hire and transport links.
Nearest