The Castle surfForecast / New Jersey / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Saturday 30 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
16.3° C
(Which is 1.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at The Castle today (30 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 May, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 May, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 May, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Castle at 4PM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 30). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 May)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Afternoon (30 May)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Evening (30 May)4ft (1.2m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NE on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun morning).

Sat
30
Sunday
31
Monday
1
Tue
2
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
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
10
1.1
NE
6
1.2
ENE
6
1.1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
9
1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.6
E
9
1
ENE
5
1.2
ENE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6
7
79
90
135
123
192
244
198
156
123
123
92
66
61
41
41
40
39
24
24
55
40
84
Wind (km/h)
35
NNW
35
N
40
NE
30
ENE
15
ENE
10
NNE
10
NW
10
NW
5
WSW
20
S
20
S
30
SSW
25
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
5
E
25
ENE
20
E
20
E
25
E
25
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
8:33AM0.96m
8:51PM1.30m
9:15AM0.95m
9:30PM1.31m
9:55AM0.94m
10:07PM1.30m
Low Tide
2:26PM0.12m
3:21AM0.08m
3:03PM0.12m
3:59AM0.08m
3:38PM0.14m
4:36AM0.10m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:33
5:31
5:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:15
8:16
8:17
8:17
Temp °C
16
16
14
12
12
12
11
11
16
17
18
17
16
16
15
15
18
16
16
15
14
13
13
13
8
8
5
6
8
10
8
8
15
13
13
12
12
13
13
13
17
12
12
12
10
8
8
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
5
0.3
S
5
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.9
ENE
9
1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.1
S
6
Energy kJ
9
5
2
3
3
123
192
244
198
156
123
123
92
66
61
41
41
40
39
24
24
2
2
1
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
10
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
8
0.2
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
SE
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.5
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.4
S
5
0.4
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.3
S
5
0.3
SSE
5
0.3
S
5
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
S
7
Energy kJ
6
7
3
3
3
3
1
1
1
3
2
3
3
9
10
7
7
11
4
4
4
3
3
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
S
6
0.1
SE
9
Energy kJ
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
2
3
3
3
3
1
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
N
4
0.7
NNE
6
1.1
NE
6
1.2
ENE
6
1.1
ENE
8
0.1
S
6
0.5
S
3
0.6
S
4
0.6
SSW
4
0.8
SSW
4
0.4
S
5
0.6
E
9
1
ENE
5
1.2
ENE
6
Energy kJ
12
31
79
90
135
1
4
9
11
22
7
55
40
84
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
33
432
408
958
1078
1248
304
0
0
0
0
31
433
327
107
78
6
0
1
93
326
385
396
417
Best forecast wave conditions in New Jersey
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
2
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
4
3
2
3
1
1
2
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
6
8
7
7
7
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
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