The Castle surfForecast / New Jersey / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Sunday 24 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
15.6° C
(Which is 2.3°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 9AM is: 1.9m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 May)6ft (1.9m)9s
Afternoon (24 May)5ft (1.6m)9s
Evening (24 May)4.5ft (1.4m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Warm (max 20°C on Mon morning, min 13°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tuesday
26
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
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
ESE
8
1.9
ESE
9
1.9
ESE
9
1.8
ESE
9
1.6
ESE
9
1.5
ESE
9
1.4
ESE
9
1.4
ESE
9
1.1
ESE
9
1
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
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
457
554
566
525
396
336
288
268
189
158
125
122
90
68
68
51
49
49
34
34
34
33
33
22
Wind (km/h)
30
E
25
E
20
E
15
E
10
ENE
10
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
5
ESE
5
SW
10
SSW
10
SW
5
SW
0
SW
5
W
0
ESE
5
NW
5
NW
0
N
5
ESE
5
S
10
S
10
S
10
SW
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
3:32AM1.13m
4:24PM1.09m
4:35AM1.07m
5:20PM1.14m
5:32AM1.02m
6:07PM1.19m
Low Tide
10:01AM0.07m
10:24PM0.19m
10:55AM0.09m
11:27PM0.19m
11:43AM0.10m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
<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
8:12
8:13
1
3
1
1
1
1
3
3
1
3
4
1
Temp °C
11
12
13
15
15
17
16
16
18
17
18
20
20
20
19
19
19
19
18
18
18
19
19
19
5
8
10
14
15
17
15
15
20
18
19
21
22
23
22
22
21
21
20
20
19
20
20
20
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
18
1.6
ESE
9
1.5
ESE
9
1.4
ESE
9
1.4
ESE
9
1.1
ESE
9
1
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.7
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
SSE
6
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
7
Energy kJ
6
396
336
288
268
189
158
125
122
90
68
68
47
45
33
31
31
20
24
22
22
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.1
E
16
0.7
S
6
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
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
Energy kJ
20
13
5
36
41
45
51
49
49
34
34
34
33
33
22
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
16
0.1
E
16
Energy kJ
10
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
ESE
8
1.9
ESE
9
1.9
ESE
9
1.8
ESE
9
0.5
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.7
S
6
1
S
6
Energy kJ
457
554
566
525
18
25
35
73
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
293
293
293
70
70
33
37
114
34
6
6
6
6
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
137
30
30
26
Best forecast wave conditions in New Jersey
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
2
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
6
9
9
9
9
8
8
7
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  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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