The Castle surfForecast / New Jersey / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Wednesday 06 May 2026 EDT
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The Castle surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's The Castle sea temperature is
11.6° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at The Castle today?

The current surf forecast for The Castle at 6PM is: 0.1m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 06). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 May)0.5ft (0.1m)10s
Afternoon (06 May)--
Evening (06 May)0.5ft (0.1m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed night, min 10°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the S by Sat morning).

Wed
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
Sat
9
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
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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)
0.1
E
10
1.5
S
7
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.5
S
4
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
1.2
S
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2
0
3
2
2
3
2
3
2
2
2
7
9
8
8
7
7
11
16
28
28
28
31
79
Wind (km/h)
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
20
SSW
15
WSW
15
NW
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
NW
5
WSW
20
SW
20
WSW
25
W
20
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
10
SW
20
WSW
20
SW
25
S
15
SW
20
SSW
25
S
30
S
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
12:17PM0.85m
00:29AM1.14m
1:05PM0.83m
1:15AM1.11m
1:54PM0.83m
2:03AM1.08m
Low Tide
5:50PM0.24m
7:10AM0.21m
6:40PM0.28m
7:57AM0.22m
7:35PM0.30m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
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5:52
5:50
5:50
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7:54
7:55
7:57
7:58
1
1
Temp °C
16
16
17
18
17
14
12
10
11
12
15
15
13
12
10
10
13
16
15
13
14
13
12
13
10
11
13
15
16
12
8
7
8
10
10
10
7
7
6
7
9
10
9
8
10
8
6
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
10
1.1
S
7
0.9
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
7
0.1
E
9
0.5
SSE
7
0.7
S
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.6
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.3
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
Energy kJ
2
2
2
110
84
68
54
54
54
2
26
47
37
34
23
15
15
16
28
28
28
29
28
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
SE
9
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.3
SSE
7
0.3
SSE
7
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
Energy kJ
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
9
8
8
7
7
6
9
9
5
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.2
ESE
10
0.1
SE
11
Energy kJ
3
3
2
2
1
2
5
5
11
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
S
7
1.5
S
7
1.3
S
7
1.2
S
7
1.6
S
7
0.2
NNW
2
0.7
SSE
7
0.5
S
4
0.3
W
2
0.2
WNW
2
0.2
WNW
2
0.4
SSW
3
0.8
S
4
0.8
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.9
S
4
1.2
S
5
Energy kJ
193
193
145
126
232
1
48
7
1
1
1
4
19
24
19
31
79
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
1172
1172
121
121
17
1
1
1
1
1
30
33
30
1
33
33
37
37
54
68
36
36
282
307
Best forecast wave conditions in New Jersey
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
1
1
3
1
3
3
3
3
1
2
2
2
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
9
7
6
5
5
8
5
5
6
7
6
5
7
5
7
5
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
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