North Wildwood Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(New Jersey, USA)

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North Wildwood Surf Guide

North Wildwood in New Jersey is an exposed sandbar break that has quite consistent surf and can work at any time of the year. Works best in offshore winds from the west northwest. Tends to receive distant groundswells and the ideal swell direction is from the east southeast. The sandbar break offers both left and right hand waves. Often Crowded. Beware of - Rips / undertow.

North Wildwood Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Sandbar	3	fairly consistent	11.7°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.

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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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North Wildwood Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Friday, 8 May 2026, 01:40 Local Time

m, °C	Thu	Friday 08
ft, °F	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM
Wave (m)	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE
Period (s)	6	6	6	6
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- 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: 01:31pm | 1.02m

Next Low Water: 07:20am | 0.24m

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North Wildwood Sea Temperature

The water temperature (11.7 °C) at North Wildwood is quite cold. If the sun shines as forecast, it should feel warm enough to get away with a good sealed spring wetsuit but you won't overheat in a winter wetsuit, gloves boots and a hood. Effective windchill factor of (12.0 °C).

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