North Wildwood Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s take a look at what’s on offer at North Wildwood.

Straight off the bat, I gotta be honest with you: the next week and a half is looking pretty flat and forgettable. We’ve got a long stretch here where the swell is tiny, the winds are messy, and the score is just a big fat zero. From Saturday the 5th all the way through to the morning of Wednesday the 16th, it’s gonna be a struggle to find anything rideable. The combined swell energy is in the weak zone the whole time, barely cracking 50 (11 to 59), and most days the waves are under 2 ft. That’s a lot of days to sit on the beach. The water temp is sitting at a balmy 78°, which is a massive 6° warmer than normal for this time of year – that’s really unusual, so at least the paddle out won’t be a shock to the system.

The first real glimmer of hope shows up on Wednesday the 16th afternoon. Swell starts to build a bit, hitting 5 ft from the east with a period of 7 seconds. The energy jumps up to 224 – now we’re talking moderate wave energy – but the wind is onshore from the SE, so it’s gonna be bumpy. Still, it’s more size than we’ve seen. Thursday the 17th holds similar: 5 ft east swell, energy around 257-273, but again that cross-onshore wind from the SSE/SE keeps it from being clean.

The standout, if you can call it that, arrives on Friday the 18th. We’ve got a 5 ft east swell rolling in with a period of 9 seconds and the combined energy peaks at 325 – that’s the strongest we’ll see in the whole window. The morning wind is light and cross from the SSW, so it won’t be glassy but it’ll be the cleanest of the bigger days. This is for the experienced crew; 5 ft is getting up there, and the east swell direction is hitting the exposed sandbar of North Wildwood right in the sweet spot the guidance likes (ESE). It’s a fairly consistent break, so it should be offering some waves, but expect crowds – it’s often busy here.

After that, it fades out fast. Saturday the 19th and Sunday the 20th drop back down to 3 ft and 2 ft with rising onshore winds, so it’s back to the flat spell.

So to sum it up: you’ve got a long, flat wait until the 16th, then a few days of building but choppy surf, and one best morning on Friday the 18th that offers the best chance of a decent session at North Wildwood. That’s the pick of a pretty quiet run.

Rusty.

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