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North Wildwood surfForecast / New Jersey / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Wednesday 13 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
13.7° C
(Which is 2.3°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 4PM is: 1.4m 5s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (13 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 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 ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 13 | Thursday 14 | Friday 15 | Sat 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | |
28 | 80 | 113 | 74 | 32 | 26 | 28 | 25 | 26 | 35 | 36 | 36 | 29 | 33 | 76 | 84 | 77 | 103 | 94 | 66 | 66 | 68 | 42 | 42 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 5:55PM1.43m | 6:21AM1.28m | 6:45PM1.55m | 7:15AM1.32m | 7:34PM1.65m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:49AM0.04m | 00:35AM0.06m | 12:37PM-0.02m | 1:28AM-0.04m | 1:27PM-0.06m | 2:21AM-0.11m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | 8:05 |
— | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 |
12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | S 5 | E 7 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
 kJ | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 32 | 4 | 28 | 25 | 26 | 35 | 36 | 36 | 29 | 33 | 76 | 84 | 77 | 103 | 94 | 66 | 66 | 68 | 42 | 42 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 7 | ESE 10 | E 7 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 13 | E 12 | SE 10 | SE 9 | — | — | E 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 13 | — | — | 6 | 44 | 24 | 17 | 13 | 20 | 15 | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | ESE 10 | — | ESE 10 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 10 | — | E 10 | — | — | — | SSE 8 | SW 4 | — | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | S 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | 10 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 44 | 1 | — | 15 | 13 | 3 | — | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | — | SSE 5 | SSW 5 | NW 3 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 |
| kJ | 28 | 80 | 113 | 74 | — | 26 | 20 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 331 | 523 | 1066 | 1071 | 639 | 741 | 0 | 23 | 92 | 91 | 25 | 0 | 88 | 23 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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