The Castle surfForecast / New Jersey / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Friday 22 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
15.4° C
(Which is 2.5°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 5AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 May)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (22 May)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Evening (22 May)5ft (1.5m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 48mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the E on Sat afternoon, light winds from the NNE by Sun night).

Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
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
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
9
1.2
E
5
1.3
E
6
1.4
E
6
1.5
E
6
1.5
E
7
1.4
ESE
7
1.6
E
6
1.8
E
7
1.9
ESE
8
2.2
ESE
8
2.3
ESE
8
2.5
ESE
9
2.5
ESE
10
2.2
ESE
10
2.2
ESE
10
2.1
ESE
10
1.9
ESE
9
1.7
ESE
9
1.6
ESE
9
1.5
ESE
9
1.4
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
18
25
27
68
108
148
190
200
191
215
306
416
585
719
994
1079
913
913
795
633
474
397
351
318
Wind (km/h)
20
NE
20
NE
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
35
E
30
E
30
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
45
E
45
E
40
E
45
E
40
E
35
E
25
E
20
E
15
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:32AM1.31m
2:19PM1.04m
2:31AM1.22m
3:21PM1.06m
3:32AM1.13m
4:24PM1.09m
Low Tide
8:10AM0.02m
8:12PM0.14m
9:06AM0.05m
9:17PM0.18m
10:01AM0.07m
10:24PM0.19m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:37
5:37
5:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:09
8:10
8:10
1
4
3
3
3
3
2
1
6
4
5
2
2
7
2
Temp °C
14
14
14
13
12
11
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
11
11
12
13
14
14
16
18
16
15
10
10
9
7
5
4
3
3
4
2
2
1
1
2
3
4
6
9
11
12
16
18
16
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
E
18
1.7
ESE
9
1.6
ESE
9
1.5
ESE
9
1.4
ESE
9
Energy kJ
18
25
27
12
7
7
7
7
7
7
6
474
397
351
318
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
6
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
Energy kJ
6
7
7
7
7
7
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
13
Energy kJ
7
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ENE
4
0.5
E
4
0.7
E
4
1.2
E
5
1.3
E
6
1.4
E
6
1.5
E
6
1.5
E
7
1.4
ESE
7
1.6
E
6
1.8
E
7
1.9
ESE
8
2.2
ESE
8
2.3
ESE
8
2.5
ESE
9
2.5
ESE
10
2.2
ESE
10
2.2
ESE
10
2.1
ESE
10
1.9
ESE
9
0.6
S
6
0.7
S
6
Energy kJ
11
9
15
68
108
148
190
200
191
215
306
416
585
719
994
1079
913
913
795
633
23
34
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
146
462
402
396
462
462
476
402
385
360
360
311
293
441
293
391
293
293
127
68
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in New Jersey
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
7
7
6
7
6
5
5
6
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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