The Castle surfForecast / New Jersey / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Friday 15 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
13.7° C
(Which is 2.0°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 4AM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 15). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 May)2ft (0.6m)9s
Afternoon (16 May)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Evening (16 May)3.5ft (1.1m)5s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Fri night, fresh winds from the SSW by Sat night).

Fri
15
Saturday
16
Sunday
17
Mon
18
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
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
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)
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.7
SE
9
0.6
E
10
0.7
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
1.1
S
5
1.2
S
6
0.4
ESE
8
0.5
E
9
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.9
SSW
6
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.7
SSE
7
0.1
E
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
94
96
84
68
88
66
63
42
41
57
86
24
38
22
22
1
6
43
50
4
4
4
0
4
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
10
W
15
W
10
NW
5
WNW
10
WSW
15
SSW
25
S
30
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
W
15
SW
20
WSW
25
SW
20
SSW
15
SW
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSE
10
ESE
10
SSE
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
on
on
on
High Tide
8:02PM1.46m
8:35AM1.13m
8:54PM1.53m
9:29AM1.13m
9:46PM1.55m
10:21AM1.11m
Low Tide
2:36AM-0.10m
2:29PM-0.10m
3:28AM-0.15m
3:19PM-0.11m
4:19AM-0.15m
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:43
5:41
5:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:04
8:04
8:05
8:06
Temp °C
17
17
17
15
15
15
19
20
20
18
17
19
19
19
22
24
24
24
23
22
22
21
22
22
13
14
14
12
13
13
16
14
14
12
11
15
17
18
21
22
22
23
22
22
23
22
22
23
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.7
SE
9
0.6
E
10
0.7
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
8
1.1
S
7
0.9
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
7
Energy kJ
94
96
84
68
88
66
63
42
41
40
26
24
117
91
76
66
79
43
62
52
51
51
48
46
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SSE
8
0.3
E
9
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SSE
8
0.3
SSE
8
0.5
SE
9
0.6
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
10
0.4
SE
8
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.2
E
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
E
8
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
Energy kJ
16
13
14
28
13
13
39
50
10
17
14
13
5
6
5
4
4
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSE
8
0.5
SSE
8
0.6
ESE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.1
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.5
E
9
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
Energy kJ
36
37
55
18
4
14
38
22
22
1
4
4
4
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WNW
2
0.2
WNW
2
0.6
S
9
0.9
S
4
1.1
S
5
1.2
S
6
1.2
S
6
1
S
7
1
S
7
0.9
S
8
0.9
SSW
6
Energy kJ
1
1
55
23
57
86
106
93
94
98
50
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
30
281
307
307
1163
114
17
1
3
31
58
36
21
26
10
26
326
462
Best forecast wave conditions in New Jersey
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
4
2
4
1
4
3
3
4
2
2
2
4
4
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
4
5
6
6
5
4
5
4
7
9
9
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
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