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The Castle surfForecast / New Jersey / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 29 May 2026 EDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at The Castle today (29 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 May, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 May, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Castle at 8PM is: 0.8m 4s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 29). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (29 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (29 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at The Castle. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Sat morning, calm by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 29 | Saturday 30 | Sunday 31 | Mon 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SE 8 | SE 9 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 8 | SE 9 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 8 | E 9 | ENE 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | |
11 | 12 | 4 | 20 | 27 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 76 | 97 | 147 | 154 | 138 | 154 | 161 | 125 | 123 | 94 | 69 | 68 | 44 | 41 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 8:10PM1.29m | 8:33AM0.96m | 8:51PM1.30m | 9:15AM0.95m | 9:30PM1.31m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:47PM0.11m | 2:41AM0.09m | 2:26PM0.12m | 3:21AM0.08m | 3:03PM0.12m | 3:59AM0.08m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | — | 8:17 |
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Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 23 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 |
17 | 16 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | E 9 | ENE 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 |
 kJ | 11 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 22 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 154 | 138 | 154 | 161 | 125 | 123 | 94 | 69 | 17 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | NE 4 | S 6 | E 9 | E 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 8 | NNE 5 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SW 6 | SE 9 | S 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 |
| kJ | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 68 | 44 | 41 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | SE 9 | E 8 | SE 9 | — | — | — | SE 9 | S 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 3 | S 7 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | W 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 8 | — | — | — | — | SW 6 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | — |
| kJ | 1 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 27 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 39 | 76 | 97 | 147 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 3 | 16 | 24 | 40 | 37 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 564 | 348 | 937 | 433 | 937 | 37 | 483 | 622 | 994 | 1078 | 951 | 460 | 299 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 37 | 0 | 1 |
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