North Wildwood surfForecast / New Jersey / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Sunday 24 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
15.2° C
(Which is 1.7°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 2PM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 May)6ft (1.9m)9s
Afternoon (24 May)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Evening (24 May)4ft (1.2m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 20°C on Tue night, min 13°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tuesday
26
Wed
27
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
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
ESE
9
2
E
9
1.5
ESE
9
1.3
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1.1
E
8
1
E
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.6
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
505
617
320
221
221
212
169
140
118
94
92
72
70
53
51
50
35
30
34
35
36
26
26
25
Wind (km/h)
25
ENE
20
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
0
SSW
0
WSW
5
NNE
10
ENE
10
ESE
5
E
5
NE
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
ENE
5
S
10
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
WSW
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
on
cross
glassy
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
2:57AM1.28m
3:43PM1.30m
3:54AM1.22m
4:38PM1.34m
4:50AM1.18m
5:30PM1.37m
Low Tide
9:44AM0.08m
10:10PM0.22m
10:36AM0.09m
11:08PM0.19m
11:23AM0.09m
11:59PM0.16m
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:39
5:39
5:37
5:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:12
8:13
8:14
8:14
1
3
1
1
1
2
3
1
5
3
3
1
Temp °C
13
13
15
17
18
15
15
15
16
17
18
19
19
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
19
19
20
18
9
10
15
18
18
13
13
14
16
19
20
21
21
19
20
19
20
20
20
19
20
20
21
19
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
E
9
1.5
ESE
9
1.3
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
8
0.3
SSE
7
1
E
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
7
Energy kJ
617
320
221
221
212
9
140
118
94
92
72
70
53
51
33
23
22
32
35
36
26
26
25
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.6
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
7
Energy kJ
14
23
8
12
20
23
22
23
35
35
50
35
30
34
23
23
19
19
11
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
Energy kJ
5
5
4
4
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
ESE
9
1.7
ESE
9
1.1
E
8
Energy kJ
505
427
169
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
236
236
12
10
12
91
81
12
15
0
0
0
12
79
3
10
0
3
0
40
23
23
23
0
Best forecast wave conditions in New Jersey
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
6
9
9
9
6
7
7
7
9
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