
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at North Wildwood today (17 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 15s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 4s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for North Wildwood at 5AM is: 0.3m 4s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (17 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (17 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at North Wildwood. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 39mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 29°C on Fri afternoon, min 22°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, near gales from the SSW by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 4 | E 15 | S 4 | S 4 | SE 8 | S 4 | E 14 | E 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | S 3 | S 4 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 27 | 97 | 152 | 74 | 72 | 91 | 48 | 37 | 38 | 24 | 25 | 67 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:11AM1.40m | 11:22PM1.49m | 12:05PM1.39m | 00:13AM1.39m | 12:56PM1.38m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:09AM-0.17m | 5:18PM-0.01m | 5:54AM-0.11m | 6:09PM0.07m | 6:39AM-0.03m | 7:01PM0.15m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:21 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 23 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 26 | 24 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 25 |
Feels °C | 25 | 25 | 23 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 20 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 14 | ESE 8 | SE 13 | E 9 | S 6 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 |
7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 74 | 7 | 7 | 48 | 37 | 38 | 24 | 25 | 29 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | E 14 | E 14 | — | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 13 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | — | — |
3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 15 | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | SE 14 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | E 8 | — | — | E 8 | — | — | SE 13 | E 13 | SE 12 |
— | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 7 | 3 | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNE 2 | NNE 3 | — | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | S 4 | S 5 | S 6 | — | S 7 | S 7 | W 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 2 | WNW 2 | — | SSE 7 |
— | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 27 | 97 | 152 | — | 72 | 91 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 67 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 216 | 316 | 1446 | 1427 | 1002 | 1004 | 993 | 993 | 1030 | 1002 | 1004 | 1446 | 1002 | 3158 | 2274 | 1190 | 23 | 71 | 23 | 57 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 23 |
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