The Castle surfForecast / New Jersey / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Thursday 23 Apr 2026 EDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
10.6° C
(Which is 2.6°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 5AM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (23 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (23 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent

Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the ENE by Sat night).

Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.components.forecast-table.maps.snow_map">Snow Map</span><span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.components.forecast-table.maps.snow_map">Snow Map</span><span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.components.forecast-table.maps.snow_map">Snow Map</span>
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.components.forecast-table.maps.snow_map">Snow Map</span><span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.components.forecast-table.maps.snow_map">Snow Map</span><span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.components.forecast-table.maps.snow_map">Snow Map</span>
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.components.forecast-table.maps.snow_map">Snow Map</span><span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.components.forecast-table.maps.snow_map">Snow Map</span><span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.components.forecast-table.maps.snow_map">Snow Map</span>
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
7
0.3
E
10
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
7
0.3
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.3
ENE
7
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.5
S
3
0.5
S
4
0.6
SSE
4
0.8
SE
4
1.1
SE
5
1.4
ESE
5
1.4
ESE
6
1.4
ENE
6
2
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4
16
28
28
25
24
21
10
9
9
4
4
9
4
4
5
6
10
19
49
109
142
114
396
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
10
NNE
5
NNW
5
WSW
10
SW
5
WSW
10
N
15
N
10
N
10
NE
10
ENE
5
E
10
SE
15
S
15
SSE
15
S
15
SSE
20
ESE
20
ESE
30
E
30
E
40
ENE
40
ENE
35
ENE
cross-on
cross-off
off
glassy
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
1:46AM1.27m
2:32PM0.94m
2:51AM1.20m
3:43PM0.95m
4:03AM1.15m
4:53PM1.01m
Low Tide
8:30AM0.05m
8:24PM0.12m
9:33AM0.07m
9:34PM0.15m
10:37AM0.07m
10:46PM0.15m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:09
6:07
6:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:42
7:43
7:44
2
3
5
1
Temp °C
11
9
10
16
19
20
20
17
15
12
11
12
11
11
11
10
10
10
10
9
9
8
7
7
9
6
8
15
17
19
17
13
11
8
7
9
7
7
6
6
6
6
5
3
3
0
-2
-1
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSE
5
0.5
SE
5
0.4
SSE
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.2
SSE
5
0.3
ENE
7
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
6
0.3
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.6
S
5
0.1
E
16
0.9
SE
7
Energy kJ
17
12
12
22
22
21
13
13
12
6
6
3
9
4
4
3
3
7
3
20
5
73
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
7
0.3
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
7
0.3
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.1
SE
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.2
ENE
6
Energy kJ
4
16
28
28
25
24
21
10
9
9
4
4
2
1
1
1
1
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
9
0.3
E
10
0.4
E
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
E
9
0.1
NE
4
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
Energy kJ
3
16
28
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
3
2
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
5
0.8
S
6
0.2
NNE
2
0.2
NNE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.2
SSE
5
0.3
S
2
0.4
SSE
3
0.5
S
3
0.5
S
4
0.6
SSE
4
0.8
SE
4
1.1
SE
5
1.4
ESE
5
1.4
ESE
6
1.4
ENE
6
2
E
7
Energy kJ
2
53
1
1
4
3
1
3
5
6
10
19
49
109
142
114
396
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
2
2
1
1
1
Distance (km)
146
96
1
1
6
3
3
148
223
223
258
434
434
434
937
434
937
937
617
994
994
408
408
316
Best forecast wave conditions in New Jersey
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
3
3
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
4
5
4
4
5
4
8
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our The Castle surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest