Surf Forecasts:
North Wildwood surf forecast from 18 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Tuesday 22 Sep, 8AM (local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period, E swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 23 Sep, 8PM (local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 11s period, E swell with 1,403 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Monday 21 Sep, 5AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with SE 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 Monday (Sep 21) at 5AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.7m and 8s period with a secondary swell of 0.1m and 11s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at North Wildwood in the next 16 days are 2.5m 11s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Sep 23) at 8PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.7m 4s period and expected on Friday (Sep 18) at 8AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 5AM (Mon 21st Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 8AM (Tue 22nd Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) 7s |
| Most Powerful | 8PM (Wed 23rd Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) 11s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for North Wildwood over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Fri morning, min 19°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the NE by Sat morning). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 38mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 22°C on Sun night, min 17°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, strong winds from the ENE by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | ||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 4 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 12 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 6 | E 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 21 | 8 | 15 | 14 | 109 | 123 | 131 | 127 | 97 | 36 | 94 | 130 | 139 | 431 | 718 | 766 | 963 | 1247 | 1403 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:36AM1.03m | 2:00PM1.23m | 2:30AM0.99m | 2:53PM1.20m | 3:26AM0.98m | 3:50PM1.20m | 4:26AM1.01m | 4:47PM1.23m | 5:23AM1.07m | 5:41PM1.29m | 6:13AM1.16m | 6:28PM1.34m | |||||||
Low Tide | 7:24AM0.35m | 8:38PM0.35m | 8:32AM0.40m | 9:44PM0.35m | 9:44AM0.39m | 10:41PM0.30m | 10:44AM0.35m | 11:30PM0.24m | 11:36AM0.28m | 00:14AM0.16m | 12:24PM0.20m | 00:55AM0.09m | |||||||
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 | — | 6:41 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | 6:47 | — | — |
 | 7:04 | — | 7:02 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 6:55 | — | — | 6:54 | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | 3 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 3 | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 |
Feels °C | 21 | 28 | 28 | 25 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 26 | 23 | 25 | 21 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | S 4 | S 4 | E 7 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 11 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 8 | SE 11 | NE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 9 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 127 | 97 | 36 | 5 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | E 7 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | — | — | — | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 8 | 6 | 14 | — | — | — | 12 | 18 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 12 | SE 9 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | — | E 7 | NE 3 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SSE 4 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 6 | E 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 |
| kJ | 21 | — | 15 | 3 | 109 | 123 | 131 | 74 | 66 | 10 | 94 | 130 | 139 | 431 | 718 | 766 | 963 | 1247 | 1403 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 305 | 92 | 282 | 345 | 490 | 2375 | 509 | 508 | 541 | 255 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1164 | 236 | 236 | 1164 | 2166 |
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