The Castle surfForecast / New Jersey / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Saturday 25 Apr 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
10.3° C
(Which is 1.9°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: 1.1m 5s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 25). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)5s
Afternoon (25 Apr)5ft (1.5m)6s
Evening (25 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 12°C on Mon afternoon, min 6°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NE on Sat night, light winds from the NE by Mon night).

Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
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
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ESE
4
0.9
ESE
4
1.1
ESE
5
1.2
ESE
5
1.4
ESE
6
1.7
ESE
6
1.7
ESE
7
1.9
ESE
7
1.9
E
7
2
E
7
1.9
E
7
1.7
E
7
1.7
E
8
1.7
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.5
E
8
2
E
8
2
E
8
2
E
9
1.7
E
9
1.7
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
21
31
52
77
131
207
241
338
355
408
389
311
332
359
289
291
533
576
617
435
430
225
199
207
Wind (km/h)
20
SE
25
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
35
ESE
40
ESE
35
E
40
E
40
ENE
45
NE
45
NE
40
NE
40
NNE
40
NE
30
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
20
N
20
NNE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NE
10
NE
15
NE
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
4:03AM1.15m
4:53PM1.01m
5:10AM1.12m
5:50PM1.08m
6:05AM1.11m
6:37PM1.15m
Low Tide
10:37AM0.07m
10:46PM0.15m
11:33AM0.06m
11:49PM0.12m
12:20PM0.04m
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:05
6:05
6:03
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7:44
7:45
7:45
1
3
4
5
2
Temp °C
10
10
10
10
9
9
9
8
8
7
6
6
6
7
7
7
7
7
8
10
10
12
11
10
5
4
3
3
1
1
1
-1
0
-3
-4
-3
-3
-2
0
1
2
1
3
3
4
7
8
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
7
0.3
S
6
0.4
S
5
0.3
SSW
6
0.2
S
6
0.1
S
7
0.1
S
7
0.7
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SE
7
0.3
SSE
7
0.2
SSE
7
0.2
SSE
7
1.4
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.3
E
9
1.7
E
9
1.7
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
9
Energy kJ
4
7
8
7
3
1
1
60
45
22
12
9
4
4
260
235
252
435
430
225
199
207
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
7
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.1
S
6
Energy kJ
1
4
4
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
6
Energy kJ
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ESE
4
0.9
ESE
4
1.1
ESE
5
1.2
ESE
5
1.4
ESE
6
1.7
ESE
6
1.7
ESE
7
1.9
ESE
7
1.9
E
7
2
E
7
1.9
E
7
1.7
E
7
1.7
E
8
1.7
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.5
E
8
2
E
8
2
E
8
2
E
9
1.3
E
9
1.3
E
9
Energy kJ
21
31
52
77
131
207
241
338
355
408
389
311
332
359
289
291
533
576
617
258
257
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
3
3
2
1
1
2
Distance (km)
937
434
434
434
1170
408
433
360
307
293
360
462
564
974
937
139
70
142
70
73
162
121
323
70
Best forecast wave conditions in New Jersey
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
1
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
3
2
2
3
3
2
1
1
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
7
7
6
6
5
8
9
9
8
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
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