The Castle surfForecast / New Jersey / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 26 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
15.3° C
(Which is 1.6°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 4PM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 26). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 May)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Afternoon (26 May)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Evening (26 May)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 24°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
26
Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
Fri
29
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
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)
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
SE
8
0.3
ESE
7
0.1
SE
6
0.1
E
7
0.2
ESE
6
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
7
0.3
NNE
4
0.3
N
4
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
33
32
33
19
19
11
10
10
10
11
10
2
1
4
1
1
3
2
0
0
0
11
11
11
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
15
ESE
10
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
20
W
15
W
15
W
15
WNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
5
ENE
5
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NW
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross
off
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
6:07PM1.19m
6:20AM1.00m
6:49PM1.23m
7:04AM0.98m
7:30PM1.26m
7:49AM0.97m
Low Tide
11:43AM0.10m
00:21AM0.16m
12:26PM0.10m
1:11AM0.14m
1:07PM0.11m
1:57AM0.11m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:35
5:33
5:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:13
8:14
8:15
8:15
2
4
2
1
Temp °C
21
21
21
20
19
19
18
19
20
23
22
22
21
20
18
18
21
24
21
21
18
16
14
14
20
19
19
19
18
18
18
20
21
25
22
22
21
20
16
16
19
21
19
19
15
13
11
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
7
0.6
S
7
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
8
0.4
S
7
0.4
SE
8
0.4
S
7
0.5
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
Energy kJ
33
24
35
36
26
32
22
21
13
12
35
14
16
14
29
32
24
23
25
24
18
11
11
11
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
6
0.5
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
SE
8
0.2
ESE
7
0.4
SE
8
0.4
S
7
0.4
SE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.1
NE
4
0.4
S
7
0.4
S
7
0.4
S
7
0.3
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
Energy kJ
22
33
19
19
11
10
10
10
11
4
16
14
16
47
1
14
14
14
7
7
3
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.2
SSE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.2
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.1
SE
6
0.1
E
7
0.2
ESE
6
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
7
0.3
NNE
4
0.3
N
4
0.1
NE
4
Energy kJ
4
4
8
3
5
10
2
1
4
1
1
3
2
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ESE
8
0.3
SSW
2
0.2
WSW
3
0.7
SSW
6
0.4
NNW
3
0.4
NNW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.2
NNW
2
0.3
NNW
3
0.2
NNW
2
Energy kJ
32
1
1
37
2
3
2
1
1
1
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)
37
281
281
30
36
26
37
37
33
33
17
37
33
33
14
33
33
33
253
223
223
223
223
223
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
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
1
2
3
3
3
2
1
1
2
1
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
5
6
7
7
9
7
9
9
6
6
6
9
9
9
9
9
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
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