Surf-Forecast | North Wildwood Surf Guide

Lat Long: 39.00° N 74.79° W

Issued: 6 pm 09 Nov 2026 (local time)

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Today's North Wildwood sea temperature is

16.3°C

North Wildwood surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Photo by: Kennyblaze

North Wildwood Surf Guide

North Wildwood in New Jersey is an exposed sandbar break that has reasonably consistent surf and can work at any time of the year. The best wind direction is from the west northwest. Groundswells more frequent than windswells and the best swell direction is from the east southeast. Waves at the sandbar break both left and right. Often Crowded. Beware of - Rips / undertow.

North Wildwood Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Sandbar	3	fairly consistent	16.3°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing North Wildwood:

The best conditions reported for surf at North Wildwood occur when a East-southeast swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the West-northwest.

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

What's the best time of year to surf North Wildwood (for consistent clean waves)?

januaryBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing North Wildwood with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of January. Clean surfable waves are typically found 13% of the time in January while 43% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 44% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

13%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

43%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

44%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore North Wildwood Location Map

Interactive North Wildwood surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to North Wildwood is Cape May Co (Wildwood) Airport (WWD) in USA, 10 km (6 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to North Wildwood is Millville Muni Airport (MIV), also in USA, 48 km (30 miles) away.

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Please note that some surf spot locations are approximate to protect their exact location while others are not shown at close zoom level.

North Wildwood Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Tuesday, 10 November 2026, 00:29 Local Time

m, °C	Mon	Tuesday 10
ft, °F	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM
Wave (m)	SE	SE	SE	ESE
Period (s)	11	11	11	11
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	off	cross- off	off	off

What does North Wildwood look like?

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Credit: Kennyblaze

Tides at North Wildwood

Current tide and informaton

For Nummy Island, Grassy Sound Channel, New Jersey, 3 km from North Wildwood.

Next High Water: 08:07am | 1.47m

Next Low Water: 02:02am | 0.04m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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North Wildwood Sea Temperature

The water temperature (16.3 °C) at North Wildwood is quite cool. If the sun does come out as forecast, it should feel warm enough to surf in a good sealed spring wetsuit. Some surfers would prefer to wear gloves and boots too. Effective windchill factor of (13.0 °C) will make the air and water feel about the same temperature.

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit, neoprene gloves and boots.