Wildwood Crest Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.97° N 74.82° W

Wildwood Crest 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 23 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Wildwood Crest sea temperature is
24.9°C
1.7° 

Wildwood Crest surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Wildwood Crest today (24 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Wildwood Crest at 2AM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 23). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Afternoon (24 Aug)1ft (0.3m)12s
Evening (24 Aug)1ft (0.3m)11s

Table - waves today at Wildwood Crest. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sun night, min 20°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
8
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.2
ESE
12
0.3
SE
12
0.3
SE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6
9
14
14
14
14
22
21
13
20
19
19
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
Wind (km/h)
15
W
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WNW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
W
5
W
10
S
15
SE
10
SSW
10
N
20
N
20
NNW
15
NW
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
SW
5
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
5:23PM1.39m
5:46AM1.07m
6:08PM1.45m
6:28AM1.14m
6:47PM1.50m
Low Tide
11:51PM0.34m
11:27AM0.29m
00:34AM0.28m
12:16PM0.23m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:20
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:43
7:42
7:39
 mm
Temp °C
26
26
25
24
23
23
24
25
25
26
25
23
21
20
22
23
25
25
24
Feels °C
25
25
23
23
23
23
24
25
24
24
26
23
18
17
20
20
24
25
24
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