Surf Forecasts:
North Wildwood surf forecast from 31 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Monday 3 Aug, 11PM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period, S swell with 155 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for North Wildwood this week:
The most powerful waves expected at North Wildwood in the next 16 days are 1.2m 7s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Aug 03) at 11PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.3m 3s period and expected on Saturday (Aug 01) at 5AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 11PM (Mon 3rd Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for North Wildwood over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, listen up. For North Wildwood, we're looking at a bummer of a forecast. The whole 16-day window is a total washout for any decent surf. The data all points to poor conditions, so don’t plan a trip around it.
Over at North Wildwood, it’s a sandbar break, so it needs some proper swell from the ESE to work. But what we’ve got is barely a whisper. The wave heights are tiny, just little ankle-biters, and the periods are short, mostly under 8 seconds. The combined energy of all swells hitting here is very weak; it reads at 28 on Friday morning, but it mostly lives in the teens and single digits for the whole two weeks. There’s no punch at all.
Starting Friday, July 31st, we see a tiny 1ft SSE swell. The morning has offshore WNW wind, so it’s clean, but the energy is so low you won’t even get a push. The afternoon goes cross with a SSW breeze, making it lumpy. The whole first week is a dead loss: Saturday and Sunday are cross-onshore and gusty, with waves at 1ft to 2ft and lousy 4-7 second periods. The energy is terrible, mostly in the teens. It’s just chop.
Into the second week, it’s no different. August 9th gives us a morning of glassy conditions with a 0.7ft wave, but it’s just not enough to surf. Even the clean cross-off wind days later in the week can’t save it. The biggest we see is a 3ft swell on Monday, August 10th, but with a 4-second period and weak energy (28), it’s just a bumpy, closed-out mess on a sandbar. Through to the 15th, the wind turns onshore with rain, and it’s hopeless.
Honestly, there is no surf on offer for the full 16 days. This break is fairly consistent, so a drought like this is a bit of a downer. With the gutless little waves and strong wind, this setup actually looks way more fun for kite surfing than paddle surfing. Keep your board dry and check back with me later.
Rusty
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 27°C on Fri afternoon, min 22°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Warm (max 27°C on Mon afternoon, min 22°C on Tue morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | ||||||||||||||
Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | S 4 | SSE 6 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 23 | 26 | 16 | 20 | 13 | 30 | 22 | 22 | 11 | 13 | 56 | 68 | 57 | 35 | 25 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 9:24PM1.44m | 9:52AM1.23m | 9:59PM1.41m | 10:29AM1.25m | 10:35PM1.37m | 11:07AM1.28m | 11:16PM1.32m | 11:49AM1.31m | 00:02AM1.26m | 12:35PM1.34m | 00:54AM1.20m | 1:26PM1.37m | 1:51AM1.15m | ||||||
Low Tide | 4:03AM-0.00m | 4:08PM0.13m | 4:38AM-0.01m | 4:47PM0.14m | 5:10AM-0.00m | 5:25PM0.16m | 5:43AM0.02m | 6:08PM0.18m | 6:18AM0.05m | 6:58PM0.22m | 7:02AM0.09m | 8:05PM0.24m | |||||||
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 | — | 5:58 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — |
 | 8:12 | — | 8:10 | — | — | 8:09 | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | 8:06 | — |
mm | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 2 | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 24 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 24 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 28 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SSE 8 | E 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 8 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 |
| kJ | 23 | 26 | 16 | 20 | 13 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 56 | 68 | 57 | 35 | 25 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | E 6 | SE 9 | ENE 6 | E 6 | S 8 | E 6 | SE 9 | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | SE 8 | ESE 7 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 6 | ESE 10 | E 6 | — | — | SE 9 | E 6 | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 9 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSW 3 | S 4 | SSE 7 | S 4 | SSE 6 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 3 | E 3 | ESE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 7 | 1 | 30 | 22 | 22 | 11 | 13 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 91 | 91 | 339 | 84 | 138 | 993 | 590 | 385 | 1164 | 1041 | 590 | 176 | 254 | 149 | 365 | 138 | 1002 | 1127 | 1129 |
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