The Castle surfForecast / New Jersey / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Saturday 16 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
14.0° C
(Which is 2.1°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 6PM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 1.0m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

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

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 27°C on Sun afternoon, min 17°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sat night, light winds from the SSW by Sun night).

Sat
16
Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tue
19
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
1
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)
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
1.1
S
5
1.1
S
5
0.9
S
6
1
SW
6
0.4
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.7
S
4
0.5
SE
8
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.6
SSE
8
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
18
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
9
0.8
S
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
63
42
41
60
71
50
69
22
12
13
53
46
20
28
4
4
0
4
6
28
29
24
20
32
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
25
S
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
15
WSW
10
W
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
5
SSW
15
SW
5
WNW
10
ESE
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
20
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
20
SW
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
off
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
8:35AM1.13m
8:54PM1.53m
9:29AM1.13m
9:46PM1.55m
10:21AM1.11m
10:37PM1.54m
Low Tide
2:29PM-0.10m
3:28AM-0.15m
3:19PM-0.11m
4:19AM-0.15m
4:08PM-0.09m
5:13AM-0.12m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:41
5:41
5:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:04
8:05
8:06
8:07
1
1
1
Temp °C
20
21
20
18
17
18
18
19
23
26
27
25
23
23
24
21
23
24
23
22
22
21
22
22
16
15
14
11
12
14
17
19
22
24
25
23
21
24
24
22
24
23
23
22
20
20
21
21
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.9
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
14
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
9
0.6
S
5
Energy kJ
63
42
41
40
25
37
66
91
76
91
53
46
39
28
45
39
39
4
4
28
29
24
20
17
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
9
0.6
SSE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.4
SE
9
0.4
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
E
9
0.2
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
18
0.1
E
17
0.1
E
17
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.4
SE
9
Energy kJ
39
48
11
19
24
15
13
5
13
5
4
4
6
6
6
7
7
20
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
10
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
13
0.1
SE
17
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
13
Energy kJ
10
27
22
12
1
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
11
10
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
3
0.8
S
9
1
S
4
1.1
S
5
1.1
S
5
0.9
S
6
1
SW
6
1
S
7
0.9
SSE
8
0.7
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.6
S
5
0.6
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.5
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.7
S
5
0.8
S
5
Energy kJ
1
96
36
60
71
50
69
88
102
17
20
15
39
51
6
7
12
20
32
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)
96
281
433
1163
114
114
0
1
21
30
30
53
26
3
26
3
63
470
326
326
937
6
36
53
Best forecast wave conditions in New Jersey
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
2
2
4
2
5
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
5
4
4
4
6
9
9
7
4
4
5
7
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
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