North Wildwood surfForecast / New Jersey / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Thursday 15 Jan 2026 EST
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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
4.4° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at North Wildwood today?

The current surf forecast for North Wildwood at 9AM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am January 15). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Afternoon (15 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Evening (15 Jan)1ft (0.3m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sun
18
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
S
0.7
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
1.2
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
S
1.4
S
1.2
S
1.3
S
0.8
S
0.6
SSE
Period(s) (?)777888889888855555558888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2335238373821111120181111116310210610287851021601867853
Wind
(km/h)
20
WSW
45
WNW
40
WNW
35
W
35
W
35
WNW
40
WNW
40
WNW
40
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
25
WSW
25
SW
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SW
35
SW
30
WSW
20
WSW
10
W
5
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:19AM
1.21
5:45PM
0.96
6:05AM
1.26
6:31PM
1.01
6:47AM
1.31
7:12PM
1.05
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:52AM
0.06
11:48PM
0.09
12:38PM
0.02
12:34AM
0.05
1:22PM
-0.03
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sun
18
Sunrise--7:16-------7:16-------7:15-----
Sunset----5:00-------5:00-------5:01---
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------1-----
Temp. °C62000-1-3-3-4-4-4-1234444479876
Feels °C (?)1-9-11-10-10-11-14-14-15-14-13-9-6-7-5-5-4-4-4-22232
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