The Castle surfForecast / New Jersey / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Saturday 23 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
15.7° C
(Which is 2.5°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 11AM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 May)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Afternoon (23 May)5ft (1.6m)6s
Evening (23 May)6.5ft (2.0m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Sat night, calm by Mon night).

Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tue
26
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
7
1.4
E
7
1.6
E
6
1.7
ESE
7
1.9
ESE
7
2
ESE
8
1.9
ESE
8
2.1
ESE
9
2.1
ESE
9
2
ESE
9
1.8
ESE
9
1.6
ESE
9
1.5
ESE
9
1.4
ESE
9
1.2
ESE
9
1.1
ESE
9
1
E
9
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
143
156
187
206
277
387
527
516
682
697
666
528
424
351
294
238
202
154
118
115
90
68
67
48
Wind (km/h)
25
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
35
E
35
E
35
E
40
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
20
ESE
5
E
10
NNE
15
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
NE
5
NE
0
ENE
5
SE
5
SSW
0
S
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
glassy
glassy
on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
2:31AM1.22m
3:21PM1.06m
3:32AM1.13m
4:24PM1.09m
4:35AM1.07m
5:20PM1.14m
Low Tide
9:06AM0.05m
9:17PM0.18m
10:01AM0.07m
10:24PM0.19m
10:55AM0.09m
11:27PM0.19m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:37
5:37
5:35
5:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:10
8:10
8:12
8:13
2
5
2
1
2
2
1
1
3
1
Temp °C
12
11
11
11
11
10
11
12
12
13
14
16
16
15
14
13
13
13
13
13
14
15
15
15
6
3
3
3
4
3
4
6
7
9
11
17
16
14
12
11
11
11
12
13
15
15
16
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
1.8
ESE
9
1.6
ESE
9
1.5
ESE
9
1.4
ESE
9
1.2
ESE
9
1.1
ESE
9
1
E
9
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
Energy kJ
7
7
7
7
528
424
351
294
238
202
154
118
115
90
68
67
48
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
7
Energy kJ
7
12
23
25
24
25
25
26
26
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
Energy kJ
5
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
7
1.4
E
7
1.6
E
6
1.7
ESE
7
1.9
ESE
7
2
ESE
8
1.9
ESE
8
2.1
ESE
9
2.1
ESE
9
2
ESE
9
Energy kJ
143
156
187
206
277
387
527
516
682
697
666
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
142
385
385
360
307
323
326
293
293
293
73
0
0
0
23
10
68
0
21
0
0
73
0
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Jersey
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
4
2
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
7
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