North Wildwood Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.00° N 74.79° W

North Wildwood 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's North Wildwood sea temperature is
24.6° C
1.3° 

North Wildwood surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at North Wildwood today (21 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for North Wildwood at 4AM is: 0.5m 5s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 20). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)4s
Afternoon (21 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Evening (21 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 70mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 26°C on Thu night, min 18°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Thu
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
8
1.1
S
5
0.8
S
5
0.6
SSE
5
0.5
SSE
5
0.7
NNE
4
0.6
NE
6
0.8
NE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
4
0.6
ENE
4
0.8
ENE
4
0.7
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
18
51
29
20
15
11
19
44
13
14
12
13
13
15
13
15
24
19
9
Wind (km/h)
35
S
35
SSW
5
NNW
25
NNE
20
N
20
N
15
NE
15
E
15
ENE
10
E
15
E
10
E
15
ENE
20
ENE
25
E
15
ESE
10
N
10
NNE
10
ENE
Wind State
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-off
cross
cross-on
High Tide
2:41PM1.26m
3:02AM1.00m
3:33PM1.23m
4:00AM0.98m
4:30PM1.24m
Low Tide
9:22PM0.33m
9:19AM0.34m
10:24PM0.32m
10:20AM0.34m
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6:16
6:18
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7:46
7:45
7:45
 mm
1
1
31
3
3
7
16
3
5
Temp °C
27
26
22
19
18
18
21
22
23
23
23
23
23
22
22
22
21
20
21
Feels °C
26
24
25
18
17
17
21
22
23
24
24
25
24
22
21
23
24
22
23
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