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North Wildwood surfForecast / New Jersey / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 12 May 2026 EDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
13.5° C
(Which is 2.4°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 3AM is: 0.9m 4s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (13 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 5s |
| Evening (13 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at North Wildwood. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | Fri 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | |
21 | 20 | 13 | 21 | 37 | 52 | 53 | 100 | 117 | 74 | 31 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 22 | 23 | 33 | 27 | 55 | 61 | 67 | 69 | 106 | 106 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 5:01PM1.31m | 5:24AM1.23m | 5:55PM1.43m | 6:21AM1.28m | 6:45PM1.55m | 7:15AM1.32m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:41PM0.16m | 11:49AM0.04m | 00:35AM0.06m | 12:37PM-0.02m | 1:28AM-0.04m | 1:27PM-0.06m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 |
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Temp °C | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 15 |
10 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | S 5 | ESE 10 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
 kJ | 21 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 31 | 10 | 17 | 17 | 22 | 23 | 33 | 27 | 55 | 61 | 67 | 69 | 106 | 106 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 10 | E 7 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 10 | — | E 7 | ESE 10 | E 7 | E 6 | E 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | 4 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 2 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 5 | — | SSE 5 | — | — | NW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 |
| kJ | 1 | 5 | 13 | 21 | 37 | 52 | 53 | 100 | 117 | 74 | — | 17 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 9 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 501 | 539 | 501 | 521 | 521 | 523 | 741 | 741 | 741 | 741 | 0 | 35 | 88 | 91 | 112 | 62 | 84 | 84 | 23 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 0 |
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