North Wildwood surfForecast / New Jersey / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 16 Apr 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
11.4° C
(Which is 4.2°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 4PM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Afternoon (16 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Evening (16 Apr)4ft (1.2m)6s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
S
0.7
S
1
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
0.8
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.7
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
ESE
0.6
SE
0.8
SSE
1.1
S
0.8
SSE
Period(s) (?)665566777666644444773455
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3536448377986047342020131212141191028319195930
Wind
(km/h)
10
SW
15
SSW
20
S
25
S
20
SSW
20
WNW
15
W
15
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
NE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
15
ESE
20
ESE
15
SE
25
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
15
ENE
5
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrossoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:01PM
1.56
8:28AM
1.40
8:44PM
1.63
9:15AM
1.38
9:29PM
1.65
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:01PM
-0.09
2:42AM
-0.12
2:46PM
-0.12
3:30AM
-0.16
3:31PM
-0.12
4:19AM
-0.16
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Sunrise-------6:20-------6:18-------6:16
Sunset--7:36-------7:37-------7:37-----
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-------1----------------
Temp. °C232623202121191821232323161210111212111010121213
Feels °C (?)222420161719171618191920128789885691013
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