Surf Forecasts:
North Wildwood surf forecast from 21 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Tuesday 28 Jul, 2AM (local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period, S swell with cross-onshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 28 Jul, 2AM (local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period, S swell with 462 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 22 Jul, 2PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with S swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for North Wildwood this week:
The surf forecast for North Wildwood over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Jul 22) at 2PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.0m and 8s period. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at North Wildwood in the next 16 days are 2.1m 7s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Jul 28) at 2AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.8m 4s period and expected on Tuesday (Jul 28) at 8AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 2PM (Wed 22nd Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 2AM (Tue 28th Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) 7s |
| Most Powerful | 2AM (Tue 28th Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for North Wildwood over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 59mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 19°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Tue night, light winds from the N by Wed night). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 20°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Sat morning, light winds from the ESE by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 6 | E 4 | E 5 | E 6 | ENE 5 | E 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 85 | 359 | 165 | 140 | 76 | 58 | 23 | 14 | 17 | 52 | 46 | 36 | 35 | 20 | 31 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 462 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | on | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:33PM1.33m | 2:44AM1.10m | 3:22PM1.30m | 3:37AM1.03m | 4:13PM1.29m | 4:34AM1.00m | 5:07PM1.29m | 5:33AM1.01m | 6:00PM1.32m | 6:28AM1.04m | 6:48PM1.36m | 7:16AM1.09m | 7:32PM1.40m | |||||||
Low Tide | 9:02PM0.27m | 9:08AM0.21m | 10:03PM0.29m | 10:03AM0.25m | 10:59PM0.27m | 10:54AM0.26m | 11:49PM0.23m | 11:43AM0.24m | 00:37AM0.19m | 12:31PM0.22m | 1:22AM0.14m | 1:17PM0.19m | 2:06AM0.09m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — |
 | 8:20 | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | 8:15 | — |
mm | 3 | 54 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 |
Temp °C | 26 | 22 | 25 | 28 | 27 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 25 | 19 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SE 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | E 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — |
| kJ | 5 | 359 | 165 | 140 | 76 | 58 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 18 | 14 | 20 | 31 | 21 | 15 | 14 | 14 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNW 3 | — | — | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 7 | S 6 | S 6 | — | S 7 | S 6 | SE 8 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | — | — | — | 10 | 23 | 9 | 3 | 3 | — | 14 | 3 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 6 | S 6 | — | S 7 | — | WNW 3 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 8 | WSW 4 | — | NNW 2 | NE 4 | E 4 | ENE 4 | E 4 | E 5 | E 6 | ENE 5 | E 6 | — | — | — | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 7 |
| kJ | 85 | 181 | 15 | — | 2 | 9 | 17 | 7 | 17 | 52 | 46 | 36 | 35 | — | — | — | 21 | 20 | 19 | 462 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1164 | 57 | 163 | 16 | 12 | 15 | 365 | 153 | 201 | 382 | 198 | 331 | 382 | 0 | 52 | 1054 | 55 | 382 | 1427 | 23 |
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