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Shorebreak shifts with migrating sandbars so the peak can move along the beach - expect punchy, quick sandbar peaks and occasional strong rips.
Mid-tide/mid-rising often produces the most organized faces.
Surf GuideNew Jersey
Castles
A reliable, exposed sandbar on the Jersey coast that lights up on Southeast groundswells and cleans to northwest offshore breezes. Get the latest surfing conditions, forecast, and tide details for Castles in New Jersey.
Break TypeBeach Break
Skill LevelIntermediate
LocationNew Jersey, US
Live conditions
- Waves 1-2 ft+
- Period 8 s
- Wind SE 5 kt
Tide curve (forecast)
0.1 ftfalling
- High0.4 ft
- Low0.0 ft
- High0.4 ft
- Low0.0 ft
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Favours long-period SE groundswells or local E/SE windswells and cleans up best with NW offshore winds.
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