The Castle surfForecast / New Jersey / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm 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 4AM is: 2.0m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 May)6.5ft (2.0m)9s
Afternoon (24 May)5.5ft (1.7m)9s
Evening (24 May)5ft (1.5m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon morning, min 10°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Sat night, calm by Mon afternoon).

Sat
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tue
26
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
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
ESE
8
1.9
ESE
8
2
ESE
8
2
ESE
8
2
ESE
8
2.1
ESE
9
1.9
ESE
9
1.7
ESE
9
1.6
ESE
9
1.5
ESE
9
1.4
ESE
9
1.2
ESE
9
1
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
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
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
214
480
515
541
567
651
579
454
388
336
288
227
162
131
125
99
76
70
68
49
48
49
35
33
Wind (km/h)
35
E
35
E
35
E
30
E
30
E
25
ENE
15
ENE
10
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
5
ESE
10
WSW
5
W
5
NE
10
E
10
ESE
5
E
5
N
10
N
5
NNE
5
E
5
SSE
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:21PM1.06m
3:32AM1.13m
4:24PM1.09m
4:35AM1.07m
5:20PM1.14m
5:32AM1.02m
Low Tide
9:17PM0.18m
10:01AM0.07m
10:24PM0.19m
10:55AM0.09m
11:27PM0.19m
11:43AM0.10m
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
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
7
4
1
2
3
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
3
Temp °C
11
10
11
12
12
13
14
15
17
15
15
16
17
17
19
18
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
4
3
4
6
7
9
12
15
17
14
14
16
18
18
21
20
18
18
18
18
17
18
18
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
18
1.7
ESE
9
1.6
ESE
9
1.5
ESE
9
1.4
ESE
9
1.2
ESE
9
1
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
8
0.8
S
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.7
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.7
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
Energy kJ
4
6
454
388
336
288
227
162
131
125
52
50
70
68
47
47
45
32
31
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.1
E
16
0.9
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.7
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
7
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
Energy kJ
20
13
5
99
76
40
45
49
48
49
35
33
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
16
Energy kJ
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
ESE
8
1.9
ESE
8
2
ESE
8
2
ESE
8
2
ESE
8
2.1
ESE
9
1.9
ESE
9
0.5
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.7
S
6
1.2
S
6
1.3
S
6
Energy kJ
214
480
515
541
567
651
579
19
36
38
109
128
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
211
293
293
293
293
293
70
70
33
21
33
73
29
0
0
0
26
73
17
1
1
1
31
21
Best forecast wave conditions in New Jersey
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
2
1
2
2
1
1
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
5
6
7
9
9
9
9
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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