North Wildwood surfForecast / New Jersey / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Monday 04 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
11.5° C
(Which is 1.5°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 6PM is: 1.1m 5s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 May)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (04 May)3.5ft (1.0m)5s
Evening (04 May)4.5ft (1.3m)5s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Tue night, light winds from the NW by Thu morning).

Mon
4
Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thu
7
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
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
4
0.9
S
4
1.1
S
5
1.2
S
5
1.3
S
5
1.3
S
6
1.3
S
7
1.2
S
7
1
S
7
1.4
S
6
1.8
S
6
1.8
S
7
1.8
S
7
1.7
S
7
1.6
S
6
1.5
S
6
1.5
S
6
1.4
S
6
1.3
S
6
1
S
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
7
1.2
S
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
27
31
57
73
90
119
144
127
88
148
263
280
286
248
200
165
165
144
119
74
64
62
51
130
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
20
S
20
S
30
S
30
S
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
25
SSW
30
SSW
40
S
40
S
40
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
35
S
30
S
30
SSW
20
S
20
WSW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
10:27AM1.13m
10:36PM1.37m
11:10AM1.08m
11:15PM1.31m
11:55AM1.04m
11:58PM1.26m
Low Tide
4:31PM0.18m
5:15AM0.09m
5:05PM0.23m
5:53AM0.15m
5:40PM0.29m
6:33AM0.20m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
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5:56
5:54
5:54
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7:53
7:54
7:55
7:57
1
Temp °C
15
16
17
15
14
16
16
16
19
20
17
16
15
15
15
15
16
15
16
16
20
15
13
12
10
11
12
9
8
10
11
11
15
14
10
9
8
9
10
10
10
10
12
13
18
13
10
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.9
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
7
Energy kJ
14
12
13
14
6
6
6
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
64
62
51
51
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
Energy kJ
6
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
Energy kJ
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
4
0.9
S
4
1.1
S
5
1.2
S
5
1.3
S
5
1.3
S
6
1.3
S
7
1.2
S
7
1
S
7
1.4
S
6
1.8
S
6
1.8
S
7
1.8
S
7
1.7
S
7
1.6
S
6
1.5
S
6
1.5
S
6
1.4
S
6
1.3
S
6
1
S
6
1.2
S
7
Energy kJ
27
31
57
73
90
119
144
127
88
148
263
280
286
248
200
165
165
144
119
74
130
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
541
2166
546
365
2166
365
176
365
608
176
1513
1527
1190
1139
1142
1190
1176
1173
1173
254
15
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in New Jersey
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
1
3
1
1
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
9
5
5
6
5
5
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