North Wildwood surfForecast / New Jersey / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Wednesday 06 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
11.7° C
(Which is 1.2°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 5AM is: 1.5m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 May)5ft (1.5m)6s
Afternoon (06 May)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Evening (06 May)3.5ft (1.0m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed night, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Wed morning, light winds from the NNW by Thu morning).

Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
S
7
1.5
S
6
1.5
S
6
1.5
S
6
1.4
S
6
1.2
S
6
1
S
6
0.9
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
6
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.9
S
4
0.8
S
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
248
187
170
165
151
112
81
77
79
53
40
40
35
25
16
17
18
14
14
14
14
14
27
24
Wind (km/h)
35
SSW
35
S
35
SSW
35
S
30
SSW
30
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
W
25
WNW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
W
15
W
20
S
20
S
20
SSW
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
11:15PM1.31m
11:55AM1.04m
11:58PM1.26m
12:42PM1.02m
00:45AM1.22m
1:31PM1.02m
Low Tide
5:53AM0.15m
5:40PM0.29m
6:33AM0.20m
6:19PM0.34m
7:20AM0.24m
7:10PM0.37m
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
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5:54
5:54
5:52
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7:55
7:57
7:58
1
Temp °C
16
15
15
17
16
18
19
18
14
12
12
13
13
13
13
12
12
10
10
13
15
14
13
13
10
10
10
12
11
14
17
17
11
9
9
9
9
9
9
7
6
5
6
8
10
8
8
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.9
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
7
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
10
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
2
77
79
53
40
40
35
25
16
17
18
14
8
8
9
14
15
19
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.2
NNW
3
0.1
E
10
0.1
SE
10
0.4
S
4
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
SSE
7
Energy kJ
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
2
4
4
8
8
14
14
14
10
11
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
S
4
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
8
0.1
SE
12
0.2
E
9
Energy kJ
2
2
9
1
6
6
5
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
S
7
1.5
S
6
1.5
S
6
1.5
S
6
1.4
S
6
1.2
S
6
1
S
6
0.4
WSW
3
0.3
W
3
0.5
NW
3
0.4
NNW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.4
NNW
3
0.5
SSW
3
0.5
WSW
3
0.6
W
4
0.5
WNW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.3
WNW
3
0.2
W
3
0.5
S
3
0.9
S
4
0.8
S
4
Energy kJ
248
187
170
165
151
112
81
4
1
4
4
2
3
5
5
9
6
3
2
1
3
27
24
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
1514
1404
1173
949
1173
1173
36
0
0
12
0
0
23
25
23
23
25
91
91
91
152
95
112
124
Best forecast wave conditions in New Jersey
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
1
2
1
2
3
3
3
1
1
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
9
9
5
6
7
5
4
5
7
5
5
6
6
6
5
6
5
5
6
7
6
6
5
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