The Castle surfForecast / New Jersey / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Thursday 07 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 1.1°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 8AM is: 0.1m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 07). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 May)0.5ft (0.1m)9s
Afternoon (07 May)0.5ft (0.1m)9s
Evening (07 May)1.5ft (0.5m)4s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the SSW by Sat afternoon).

Thursday
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
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
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
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
12
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.5
S
4
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.9
S
5
1
S
5
1.4
S
6
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3
2
2
2
2
3
7
8
8
8
7
14
13
16
27
28
28
28
40
57
121
28
28
16
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
5
N
20
S
15
S
15
SW
25
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
W
15
W
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
25
S
30
SSW
35
SSW
35
S
35
SSW
25
S
25
SSW
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
00:29AM1.14m
1:05PM0.83m
1:15AM1.11m
1:54PM0.83m
2:03AM1.08m
2:47PM0.85m
Low Tide
7:10AM0.21m
6:40PM0.28m
7:57AM0.22m
7:35PM0.30m
8:43AM0.22m
8:33PM0.30m
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
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5:52
5:50
5:50
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7:55
7:57
7:58
1
1
3
3
Temp °C
16
12
11
11
12
13
12
12
12
11
10
13
16
17
15
13
13
12
13
14
15
14
14
14
14
8
8
7
10
9
9
8
6
6
5
7
11
12
11
9
9
7
7
8
9
7
10
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
7
0.1
E
9
0.5
SSE
7
0.6
S
7
0.4
SSE
6
0.5
S
6
0.4
SSE
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
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
Energy kJ
86
70
54
54
41
2
26
32
16
21
15
15
15
16
27
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
16
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.2
N
3
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
SE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.3
SSW
3
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
SSE
7
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
E
18
0.1
SE
12
Energy kJ
2
2
1
2
2
3
8
2
8
7
14
13
9
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
9
0.1
SE
11
0.2
ESE
10
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
18
0.1
E
18
0.1
E
18
Energy kJ
3
2
3
2
2
8
1
2
5
11
3
6
6
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNW
2
0.9
SSE
7
0.5
S
4
0.3
W
2
0.3
WNW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.2
WNW
3
0.3
WSW
3
0.6
S
4
0.7
S
5
0.7
S
5
0.7
S
5
0.9
S
5
1
S
5
1.4
S
6
1.5
S
6
1.2
S
6
1.1
S
6
Energy kJ
1
66
7
1
1
3
1
1
10
20
23
23
40
57
121
165
115
94
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)
1
1
1
1
1
117
112
36
91
33
33
96
33
33
33
26
30
282
433
1389
736
656
1230
307
Best forecast wave conditions in New Jersey
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
1
3
3
3
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
1
1
2
2
4
4
4
4
2
1
1
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
8
5
5
6
7
7
7
8
6
5
5
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
8
5
4
4
4
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