North Wildwood surfForecast / New Jersey / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Friday 08 May 2026 EDT
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North Wildwood surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's North Wildwood sea temperature is
12.8° C
(Which is 2.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at North Wildwood today?

The current surf forecast for North Wildwood at 12PM is: 0.3m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 08). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 May)1ft (0.3m)6s
Afternoon (08 May)1ft (0.3m)7s
Evening (08 May)3.5ft (1.1m)5s

Table - waves today at North Wildwood. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Fri night, light winds from the ESE by Sun night).

Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Mon
11
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
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
SSE
7
0.3
ESE
9
1.2
S
5
1.1
S
5
1
S
5
1.1
S
5
1.3
S
5
1.2
S
5
1.3
S
5
1.5
S
6
1.3
S
6
1.1
S
6
1.3
S
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
6
0.7
SE
7
0.7
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.7
S
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
13
8
14
10
16
60
55
44
60
90
82
97
146
114
88
122
41
34
44
38
59
70
55
17
Wind (km/h)
25
NW
15
NNW
15
W
15
WSW
30
S
30
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
S
30
S
30
S
10
SW
15
SSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WNW
10
SW
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
15
SSW
5
ESE
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
on
High Tide
1:31PM1.02m
1:35AM1.20m
2:20PM1.05m
2:27AM1.19m
3:12PM1.11m
Low Tide
7:20AM0.24m
7:10PM0.37m
8:16AM0.25m
8:25PM0.39m
9:16AM0.23m
9:41PM0.35m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
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5:52
5:52
5:50
5:50
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7:58
7:59
8:00
8:00
2
3
1
Temp °C
11
10
14
16
14
14
13
13
13
14
16
16
15
16
16
16
16
17
20
21
21
21
19
16
6
5
9
11
7
7
8
9
8
9
11
11
10
16
14
15
15
16
18
17
17
17
17
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
7
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.9
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
6
0.7
SE
7
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.6
SSE
4
Energy kJ
13
8
8
9
16
16
16
17
17
17
17
17
18
17
17
60
41
34
44
6
6
6
6
15
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.1
NE
4
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
E
9
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.4
SE
6
Energy kJ
8
7
14
6
1
5
5
5
5
5
5
16
16
8
6
6
4
13
5
9
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
9
0.1
SE
12
0.2
ESE
10
0.1
SE
18
0.1
SE
18
0.1
E
17
0.1
SE
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
16
0.2
E
9
Energy kJ
6
5
10
12
12
6
6
3
6
6
10
10
10
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
WNW
4
0.5
NW
3
0.2
WNW
3
0.7
S
3
1.2
S
5
1.1
S
5
1
S
5
1.1
S
5
1.3
S
5
1.2
S
5
1.3
S
5
1.5
S
6
1.3
S
6
1.1
S
6
1.3
S
6
0.7
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.7
S
4
Energy kJ
12
5
1
10
60
55
44
60
90
82
97
146
114
88
122
38
59
70
55
17
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
91
91
152
152
112
112
135
18
365
491
365
135
135
0
16
0
0
0
0
345
365
124
16
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Jersey
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
3
3
2
1
2
3
3
3
4
3
4
3
2
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
6
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
9
7
9
5
4
5
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