North Wildwood surfForecast / New Jersey / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Wednesday 27 May 2026 EDT
Forecast 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
14.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at North Wildwood today (27 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for North Wildwood at 3PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 27). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 May)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Afternoon (27 May)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (27 May)1.5ft (0.5m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent

Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 26°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
Friday
29
Sat
30
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
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height MapHeight MapHeight Map
Height MapHeight MapHeight Map
Height MapHeight MapHeight Map
Height MapHeight MapHeight Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
6
0.5
S
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.5
SSE
8
0.5
SSE
7
0.8
S
6
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SSE
8
0.5
SSE
8
0.5
SSE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.5
S
3
0.6
S
4
0.6
SSW
4
0.6
S
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
16
20
8
17
26
35
31
54
32
37
36
35
18
18
11
11
11
11
11
7
4
9
11
14
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
15
SSW
10
WSW
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
W
20
W
20
NW
10
NNE
15
NNW
15
NW
20
WNW
25
NW
10
N
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
5
WSW
20
WSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SW
30
WSW
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:45AM1.16m
6:18PM1.42m
6:36AM1.16m
7:02PM1.45m
7:22AM1.16m
7:42PM1.47m
Low Tide
12:06PM0.10m
00:46AM0.12m
12:48PM0.11m
1:31AM0.09m
1:29PM0.12m
light rain
light rain
cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:37
5:37
5:35
5:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:14
8:15
8:15
8:16
1
2
1
3
1
1
Temp °C
20
20
20
25
26
25
21
20
19
19
22
24
24
21
18
15
13
14
18
20
20
18
18
17
21
21
21
27
26
26
21
19
20
18
20
19
19
19
14
11
9
11
17
16
16
14
13
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
6
0.2
ESE
7
0.3
SSE
6
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.5
SSE
8
0.5
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
8
0.5
SSE
8
0.5
SSE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.1
NE
4
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.6
S
4
Energy kJ
16
5
8
17
26
35
31
31
28
37
36
34
18
18
11
11
11
11
11
7
1
7
7
14
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.2
SSE
8
0.3
S
3
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
7
0.5
SE
8
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
7
0.5
SE
8
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
7
0.3
S
7
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
7
0.2
S
6
0.1
NE
4
0.2
S
7
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
SE
8
Energy kJ
10
10
7
2
1
1
1
1
32
15
23
35
8
9
8
3
4
3
1
3
2
2
1
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
ESE
7
0.2
S
6
0.3
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
7
0.1
NE
4
0.1
E
10
0.2
S
7
0.1
NE
4
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
8
Energy kJ
8
5
3
10
4
1
1
1
2
3
1
2
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
3
0.5
S
6
0.4
SSW
3
0.8
S
6
0.2
WNW
2
0.4
NW
3
0.4
NNW
3
0.3
NNW
3
0.4
NNW
3
0.4
NNW
3
0.4
N
3
0.2
NNW
3
0.5
S
3
0.6
S
4
0.6
SSW
4
0.7
WSW
4
Energy kJ
2
20
3
54
1
3
4
1
3
3
3
1
4
9
11
11
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
Distance (km)
49
88
23
71
25
49
35
0
3
0
0
0
84
91
91
195
266
266
282
993
993
993
993
152
Best forecast wave conditions in New Jersey
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
1
2
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
7
9
7
6
6
8
9
9
7
9
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our North Wildwood surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest