The Castle Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(New Jersey, USA)

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The Castle Surf Guide

The Castle in New Jersey is a fairly exposed beach/Jetty break that has consistent surf and can work at any time of the year. Offshore winds blow from the northwest. Tends to receive a mix of groundswells and windswells and the best swell direction is from the northeast. The beach breaks favour lefts. Best around mid tide. Unlikely to be too crowded, even when the surf is up. Hazards include rips,rusty wrecks.

The Castle Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach/jetty	2	consistent	11.2°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing The Castle:

The best conditions reported for surf at The Castle occur when a Northeast swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the Northwest.

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What's the best time of year to surf The Castle (for consistent clean waves)?

marchBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing The Castle with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of March. Clean surfable waves are typically found 8% of the time in March while 9% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 83% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

83%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore The Castle Location Map

Interactive The Castle surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to The Castle is Atlantic City International Airport (ACY) in USA, 19 km (12 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to The Castle is Millville Muni Airport (MIV), also in USA, 61 km (38 miles) away.

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Please note that some surf spot locations are approximate to protect their exact location while others are not shown at close zoom level.

The Castle Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Monday, 4 May 2026, 07:41 Local Time

m, °C	Monday 04
ft, °F	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM
Wave (m)	E	ESE	SSW	S
Period (s)	8	8	5	5
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross	cross	cross	cross- on

Tides at The Castle

Current tide and informaton

For Brigantine Channel at Hoffman Thorofare, New Jersey, 3 km from The Castle.

Next High Water: 10:52am | 0.94m

Next Low Water: 04:36pm | 0.15m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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The Castle Sea Temperature

The water temperature (11.2 °C) at The Castle is quite cold. If the sun shines as forecast, it should feel warm enough to get away with a good sealed spring wetsuit but you won't overheat in a winter wetsuit, gloves boots and a hood. Effective windchill factor of (12.0 °C).

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit, a neoprene hood, gloves and boots.