North Wildwood surfForecast / New Jersey / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Saturday 23 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
15.4° C
(Which is 2.0°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 3PM is: 1.7m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 May)5ft (1.6m)6s
Afternoon (23 May)5.5ft (1.7m)7s
Evening (23 May)7ft (2.1m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the E on Sat night, calm by Sun afternoon).

Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tue
26
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
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
ESE
7
1.6
E
6
1.6
E
6
1.7
E
7
1.8
E
7
2
E
8
2.2
ESE
8
2
ESE
8
1.9
ESE
9
1.9
ESE
9
1.7
ESE
9
1.5
ESE
9
1.4
ESE
9
1.3
ESE
9
1.2
ESE
9
1
E
9
1
E
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
191
196
213
270
311
459
629
549
547
572
474
351
294
254
213
162
158
123
94
92
70
70
51
48
Wind (km/h)
30
ENE
30
E
35
E
35
E
40
E
40
E
40
E
30
E
25
E
20
ENE
15
E
5
NE
5
NE
15
E
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
5
E
5
E
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:01AM1.35m
2:47PM1.28m
2:57AM1.28m
3:43PM1.30m
3:54AM1.22m
4:38PM1.34m
Low Tide
8:45AM0.06m
9:04PM0.23m
9:44AM0.08m
10:10PM0.22m
10:36AM0.09m
11:08PM0.19m
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:39
5:39
5:39
5:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:10
8:12
8:13
8:14
1
4
4
1
1
1
1
1
2
4
1
Temp °C
11
12
12
10
10
10
11
12
13
14
16
17
18
17
15
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
15
4
5
3
2
2
2
4
6
9
11
16
19
19
17
13
12
13
12
12
13
14
14
14
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
E
13
1.5
ESE
9
1.4
ESE
9
1.3
ESE
9
1.2
ESE
9
1
E
9
1
E
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
Energy kJ
7
7
7
4
351
294
254
213
162
158
123
94
92
70
70
51
48
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
7
Energy kJ
21
13
15
24
25
25
26
26
26
26
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
16
Energy kJ
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
ESE
7
1.6
E
6
1.6
E
6
1.7
E
7
1.8
E
7
2
E
8
2.2
ESE
8
2
ESE
8
1.9
ESE
9
1.9
ESE
9
1.7
ESE
9
Energy kJ
191
196
213
270
311
459
629
549
547
572
474
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
198
331
331
305
305
370
384
236
236
236
15
0
4
12
30
3
10
10
12
12
12
15
12
15
Best forecast wave conditions in New Jersey
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
4
2
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
7
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