The Castle surfForecast / New Jersey / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Thursday 30 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
10.5° C
(Which is 1.3°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 12PM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 30). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Afternoon (30 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Evening (30 Apr)3ft (0.9m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sun
3
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
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)
0.9
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
11
1
E
11
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
ESE
9
0.7
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
148
208
233
229
177
163
128
128
125
123
88
92
85
61
60
41
40
40
40
39
39
39
39
39
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
5
NNW
10
NNW
5
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NW
20
NW
10
W
15
SSW
20
SW
25
SW
20
SSW
15
WSW
5
NW
5
NW
5
NW
15
SSE
5
SW
10
WNW
10
WSW
20
W
on
off
off
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:19AM1.06m
8:41PM1.29m
9:00AM1.05m
9:18PM1.30m
9:38AM1.02m
9:53PM1.30m
Low Tide
2:20AM0.03m
2:23PM0.03m
3:01AM0.01m
2:59PM0.04m
3:40AM0.02m
3:32PM0.07m
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
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6:00
5:58
5:58
5:56
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7:49
7:50
7:51
7:52
5
1
1
Temp °C
10
11
13
15
15
15
11
9
8
8
12
14
15
13
11
10
10
10
11
11
11
10
10
9
7
10
11
14
10
11
6
4
3
3
8
10
10
7
6
7
8
8
9
8
9
7
7
4
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
11
1
E
11
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
ESE
9
0.7
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
Energy kJ
148
208
233
229
177
163
128
128
125
123
88
92
85
61
60
41
40
40
40
39
39
39
39
39
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
4
0.3
SSE
4
0.3
SSE
4
0.3
SSE
4
0.3
S
4
0.1
S
6
0.2
S
4
0.4
NNW
3
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.5
S
4
0.4
S
4
0.3
S
4
0.3
S
4
0.1
S
7
0.3
S
3
Energy kJ
2
3
3
3
3
1
1
5
1
1
9
5
3
3
1
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
4
0.3
S
4
0.4
WSW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.3
WNW
3
0.1
SW
6
0.3
SW
3
0.6
SSW
3
0.6
SSW
4
0.7
SSW
4
0.4
SSW
4
0.3
S
4
0.3
S
4
0.4
S
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.3
WNW
2
Energy kJ
4
3
3
3
2
3
2
1
2
2
8
11
16
6
3
3
2
3
1
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)
70
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
6
30
37
61
1
1
1
1
93
6
3
3
26
Best forecast wave conditions in New Jersey
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
1
2
1
1
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
6
6
6
7
7
6
6
5
5
9
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
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