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The Castle surfForecast / New Jersey / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Monday 11 May 2026 EDTForecast 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
12.7° C
(Which is 1.8°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 11AM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (11 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (11 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at The Castle. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the S by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 11 | Tuesday 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thu 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | E 8 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | ESE 10 | |
51 | 49 | 44 | 50 | 50 | 41 | 45 | 43 | 38 | 21 | 45 | 33 | 33 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 31 | 52 | 90 | 104 | 95 | 122 | 10 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 3:58AM1.05m | 4:47PM0.99m | 5:01AM1.06m | 5:38PM1.12m | 5:56AM1.09m | 6:25PM1.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:25AM0.16m | 10:48PM0.23m | 11:16AM0.10m | 11:49PM0.15m | 12:03PM0.04m | 00:46AM0.05m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | — | 8:02 |
— | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 2 | |
Temp °C | 12 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
8 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 10 |
 kJ | 51 | 49 | 44 | 50 | 50 | 41 | 45 | 43 | 38 | 21 | 45 | 33 | 33 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ENE 5 | SSE 6 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | NE 4 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 7 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 16 | — | — | S 6 | — | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 14 | E 15 | ESE 11 | — | SE 11 | SE 11 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | E 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | — | — | 7 | — | 13 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 12 | — | 30 | 30 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 5 | — | — | — | NNE 4 | NNW 2 | — | — | SE 2 | S 3 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | — | 23 | 27 | 19 | 19 | — | — | — | 18 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 20 | 31 | 52 | 90 | 104 | 95 | 122 | 128 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 70 | 144 | 137 | 97 | 63 | 6 | 21 | 55 | 19 | 139 | 1 | 55 | 93 | 433 | 481 | 464 | 323 | 464 | 483 | 1438 | 1163 | 1389 | 320 | 307 |
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