The Castle surfForecast / New Jersey / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Sunday 24 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
15.6° C
(Which is 2.3°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 3AM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 24). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.7m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 May)3ft (0.9m)8s
Afternoon (25 May)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Evening (25 May)2.5ft (0.7m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Mon night, min 15°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
24
Monday
25
Tuesday
26
Wed
27
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)
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
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)
1.4
ESE
9
1.4
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
SE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
281
256
216
147
122
119
90
68
67
63
48
47
47
47
33
33
34
33
23
22
14
11
11
11
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
20
NE
15
NE
5
NNE
5
N
10
S
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SSW
5
SW
5
N
10
NNW
5
NNE
10
NE
10
E
10
SE
15
S
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
W
15
SSW
20
WSW
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
High Tide
4:24PM1.09m
4:35AM1.07m
5:20PM1.14m
5:32AM1.02m
6:07PM1.19m
6:20AM1.00m
Low Tide
10:24PM0.19m
10:55AM0.09m
11:27PM0.19m
11:43AM0.10m
00:21AM0.16m
12:26PM0.10m
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:35
5:35
5:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:10
8:12
8:13
8:14
1
6
2
Temp °C
16
15
15
16
16
17
18
19
19
20
20
19
18
18
19
19
18
18
17
17
17
18
20
20
15
13
14
17
17
18
19
21
20
22
23
20
19
19
20
19
17
18
17
17
17
19
20
20
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
ESE
9
1.4
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.6
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.5
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.2
ESE
7
Energy kJ
281
256
216
147
122
119
90
68
67
63
48
47
47
47
33
36
37
37
37
24
23
25
15
5
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
SE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
SE
8
Energy kJ
13
21
12
19
21
33
34
34
36
36
36
36
33
34
33
23
22
14
11
11
11
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
18
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
9
Energy kJ
6
5
5
7
8
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
6
0.5
S
7
Energy kJ
36
21
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
73
360
70
0
0
37
0
0
6
5
1
1
1
33
121
114
114
30
36
1
3
3
37
93
Best forecast wave conditions in New Jersey
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
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)
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
1
2
3
3
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
8
9
9
9
9
5
6
6
7
7
7
6
7
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