The Castle surfForecast / New Jersey / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Saturday 30 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
16.3° C
(Which is 1.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at The Castle today (31 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 May, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 May, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for The Castle at 4AM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 30). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 May)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Afternoon (31 May)3ft (0.9m)10s
Evening (31 May)2.5ft (0.7m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Sat night, light winds from the NNW by Mon morning).

Sat
30
Sunday
31
Monday
1
Tue
2
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
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
NE
6
1.2
ENE
6
1.1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
9
1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.8
E
4
1
E
5
1
ENE
5
1.1
ENE
6
1.1
E
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
103
109
135
112
144
198
194
156
123
94
92
66
65
41
41
57
56
24
52
20
45
60
77
77
Wind (km/h)
40
NE
30
ENE
15
ENE
10
NNE
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
30
SW
20
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
NNW
20
NE
30
ENE
20
E
15
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
20
ENE
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
8:51PM1.30m
9:15AM0.95m
9:30PM1.31m
9:55AM0.94m
10:07PM1.30m
10:33AM0.93m
Low Tide
2:26PM0.12m
3:21AM0.08m
3:03PM0.12m
3:59AM0.08m
3:38PM0.14m
4:36AM0.10m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:33
5:31
5:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:15
8:16
8:17
8:17
Temp °C
14
12
12
11
11
11
15
17
18
17
17
16
15
15
17
16
15
15
14
13
12
13
14
14
5
5
8
8
8
8
13
13
13
11
13
13
13
13
13
11
11
12
10
9
7
8
8
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
9
1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.3
S
5
0.3
S
5
0.4
E
9
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
Energy kJ
2
3
3
112
144
198
194
156
123
94
92
66
65
41
41
4
4
24
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
8
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.5
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.4
S
5
0.4
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.1
SE
9
0.3
S
5
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
Energy kJ
3
3
3
1
1
1
1
3
3
3
3
9
10
7
7
12
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
S
7
Energy kJ
3
3
3
4
3
2
3
3
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
NE
6
1.2
ENE
6
1.1
ENE
8
0.1
SW
6
0.5
S
3
0.7
SSW
4
0.6
SSW
4
0.8
SSW
4
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.4
E
3
0.6
E
9
0.8
E
4
1
E
5
1
ENE
5
1.1
ENE
6
1.1
E
6
Energy kJ
103
109
135
1
5
14
11
20
57
56
3
52
20
45
60
77
77
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
1078
1071
146
0
0
0
0
31
330
93
36
0
0
1
70
156
385
432
432
304
139
137
223
465
Best forecast wave conditions in New Jersey
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
4
3
3
3
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
7
7
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
9
5
5
5
8
5
6
4
5
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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