Surf Forecasts:
North Wildwood surf forecast from 9 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Monday 10 Aug, 11PM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period, S swell with 28 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 0.9m 4s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Aug 10) 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 0.5m 3s period and expected on Tuesday (Aug 11) at 8AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 11PM (Mon 10th Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) 4s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for North Wildwood over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at the next couple of weeks for North Wildwood. I’ll be straight with you – it’s a tough stretch ahead. We’ve got a long period of flat, weak conditions followed by a few days that might offer a glimmer of hope, but you’ll need to be patient.
The whole 16-day window starts off with a real nothing-burger. From Sunday, August 9th right through to Saturday, August 16th, the surf is just not happening. We’re talking tiny scraps of energy, with swell heights barely pushing 2 ft, and the combined energy is pitiful, often in the single digits to low 20s. It’s poor, forget it. The water temp is sitting at a warm 78°, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, but that’s about the only thing going for it.
We finally get a pulse of energy on Monday, August 17th. The morning brings a jump in swell to 4 ft from the SSW with a short 6-second period, but the wind is howling from the SSW at 22 mph, making it a lumpy, cross-shore mess. The combined energy hits 119 (moderate), but the quality is poor. The afternoon cleans up a bit with an offshore breeze from the WNW, but the swell drops to 3 ft. It’s surfable, but very ordinary. Tuesday, August 18th, is much the same – small, clean, but nothing to write home about.
The standout, and I mean the only real standout, looks to be Thursday, August 20th. The morning session is the pick. We’ve got a 3 ft swell from the SE with a period of 11 seconds, which is a proper groundswell. The combined energy hits a solid 224 (strong), and the wind is a clean cross-off from the WSW. This is the best we’re going to get. The swell direction (SE) isn’t a perfect match for the optimum (ESE), but it’s close enough. The water is still warm, and the wind is light, so it should be clean. It’s a morning mission, though; the afternoon drops off to a jumbled 4 ft with a short 5-second period and a cross-off breeze, which is just ordinary.
After that, Friday the 21st is small and clean, and then we’re back to near-flat, poor conditions from Saturday the 22nd through to the end of the forecast on Monday the 24th. It’s a real bummer, but that’s the Jersey shore in summer for you. The consistent breaks are few and far between right now, so don’t force it. Keep an eye on the 20th.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Sun afternoon, min 24°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 29°C on Thu afternoon, min 18°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the NW by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | 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) | S 6 | S 6 | S 4 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 4 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 4 | ENE 4 | SSE 9 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 |
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 kJ | 17 | 15 | 8 | 14 | 27 | 24 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 20 | 11 | 5 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | off | off | off | off | off | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:42PM1.50m | 6:23AM1.22m | 6:45PM1.56m | 7:22AM1.31m | 7:40PM1.62m | 8:15AM1.40m | 8:30PM1.63m | 9:04AM1.45m | 9:18PM1.60m | 9:53AM1.48m | 10:06PM1.54m | 10:41AM1.47m | 10:53PM1.44m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 11:31AM0.09m | 00:36AM0.02m | 12:33PM0.02m | 1:31AM-0.06m | 1:31PM-0.03m | 2:23AM-0.12m | 2:27PM-0.07m | 3:12AM-0.17m | 3:19PM-0.08m | 3:58AM-0.17m | 4:09PM-0.07m | 4:40AM-0.14m | 4:56PM-0.02m | ||||||||
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 | 6:05 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | 6:11 | — | — |
 | — | 8:01 | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | 7:57 | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | 7:53 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 31 | 31 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 25 | 30 | 30 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 29 | 27 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 23 |
Feels °C | 30 | 31 | 32 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 24 | 29 | 31 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 25 | 28 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | SE 7 | S 4 | SSE 6 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | S 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | 17 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 20 | 11 | 5 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | E 8 | SSE 7 | E 10 | E 8 | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | WNW 3 | — | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 6 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 |
| kJ | 8 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | — | E 11 | E 9 | E 9 | — | E 8 | — | — | SE 8 | E 7 | — | SE 11 | E 11 | E 10 | SE 9 | E 13 | — | E 12 | — | SE 9 |
| kJ | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | — | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | S 6 | — | — | S 6 | S 4 | WNW 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | S 6 | SSW 4 | WNW 3 | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 |
| kJ | 1 | 15 | — | — | 27 | 24 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 91 | 112 | 91 | 1129 | 135 | 23 | 282 | 205 | 282 | 678 | 2396 | 508 | 744 | 1066 | 825 | 92 | 427 | 508 | 316 | 91 | 266 |
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