Surf Forecasts:
North Wildwood surf forecast from 9 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Monday 13 Jul, 8AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period, E swell with 103 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 1.0m 7s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Jul 13) at 8AM. 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 Wednesday (Jul 15) at 2AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 8AM (Mon 13th Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for North Wildwood over the next 16 days.
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's be straight with you – this 16-day window for North Wildwood is a tough one. The models are pretty consistent, and not in a good way. We're looking at a long stretch of poor surf conditions, with barely a ripple to get excited about for most of the period.
The first real chance of anything surfable doesn't pop up until Saturday, July 18th. That's a solid week of flat, choppy, or just plain ugly conditions before we get a pulse. The wait is a grind.
Saturday, July 18th, is our lone standout. The morning kicks off with a clean 4ft swell from the SSW, with a short period of 5 seconds and moderate energy (105). The wind is light and cross-offshore, keeping things clean. By the afternoon, the swell bumps up a touch to 5ft from the S, with moderate energy (157) and still clean with that cross-offshore breeze. For a sandbar break that's exposed to the ESE, this setup is our best bet. It's not huge, but it's the only window where the stars align for a decent session. The water is much warmer than normal for this time of year, sitting at 76°.
After that little burst, it's back to the drawing board. The rest of the forecast is filled with onshore winds, stormy skies, and small, weak swells. A few days in the second week show some windswell, but it's either chopped up by cross-on winds or too weak to bother with. The consistency is fairly good here, but the quality is just not there.
If you're desperate for a paddle, keep an eye on the 18th. Otherwise, it's a good time to tune up your gear and wait for a better forecast.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 31°C on Fri afternoon, min 22°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sat morning, fresh winds from the NE by Sun morning). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Tue afternoon, min 20°C on Tue morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 9 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | |||||||||||||||
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Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | ESE 10 | SSE 6 | S 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | E 5 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 14 | 9 | 12 | 23 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 27 | 37 | 45 | 54 | 38 | 19 | 21 | 34 | 21 | 24 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:46PM1.42m | 4:19AM1.13m | 4:50PM1.48m | 5:29AM1.16m | 5:55PM1.55m | 6:35AM1.21m | 6:56PM1.61m | 7:35AM1.28m | 7:52PM1.66m | 8:30AM1.34m | 8:45PM1.67m | 9:24AM1.38m | 9:38PM1.65m | 10:17AM1.40m | |||||||
Low Tide | 10:50PM0.17m | 10:41AM0.08m | 11:52PM0.09m | 11:43AM0.04m | 00:51AM-0.00m | 12:43PM-0.00m | 1:47AM-0.08m | 1:42PM-0.04m | 2:42AM-0.14m | 2:40PM-0.07m | 3:34AM-0.18m | 3:36PM-0.08m | 4:23AM-0.20m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | 5:46 |
 | 8:25 | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | 8:24 | — | — | 8:24 | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | 8:23 | — | 8:22 |
mm | 2 | 9 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 26 | 31 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 24 | 26 | 30 | 29 | 25 |
Feels °C | 25 | 26 | 26 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 24 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 20 | 25 | 31 | 29 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | S 4 | SSE 6 | S 7 | SSE 6 | S 4 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | SE 10 | ESE 7 | S 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 4 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 10 | 8 | 10 | 23 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 45 | 1 | 38 | 19 | 21 | 34 | 21 | 24 | 17 | 6 | 15 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | E 7 | E 8 | E 9 | SE 9 | SSE 6 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 9 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | — | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | S 4 |
| kJ | 12 | 4 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | — | 8 | 20 | 12 | 16 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 8 | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 17 | — | NE 4 |
| kJ | — | 9 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | — | WNW 3 | — | — | — | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | E 5 | — | ESE 7 | — | — | — | S 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | — | NNE 4 |
| kJ | 14 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 6 | 13 | 27 | 37 | — | 54 | — | — | — | 5 | 19 | 9 | 14 | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 267 | 23 | 49 | 81 | 91 | 130 | 1127 | 526 | 508 | 1127 | 508 | 15 | 2615 | 49 | 35 | 152 | 57 | 153 | 35 | 216 | 560 |
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