Wildwood Crest Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.97° N 74.82° W

Issued: 1 am 12 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Wildwood Crest sea temperature is
18.7° C

1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (12 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Wildwood Crest at 7AM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am June 12). 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 (12 Jun)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Afternoon (12 Jun)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Evening (12 Jun)1.5ft (0.5m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 31°C on Fri afternoon, min 19°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Friday
12
Saturday
13
Sunday
14
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
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
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
5
0.4
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.2
ESE
8
0.4
S
3
0.8
S
4
0.9
S
4
1.2
S
5
1.1
S
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
24
15
15
11
20
20
20
17
14
10
6
7
13
13
8
7
7
7
7
3
18
33
73
64
Wind (km/h)
5
W
15
W
15
W
15
W
10
SW
5
WSW
30
WSW
20
W
25
WNW
25
NW
20
NNW
15
NW
20
W
20
WNW
15
W
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
20
SSW
25
S
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
5:26AM1.24m
5:59PM1.70m
6:22AM1.26m
6:52PM1.80m
7:18AM1.28m
7:47PM1.86m
Low Tide
11:29PM0.05m
11:26AM-0.04m
00:29AM-0.03m
12:20PM-0.09m
1:26AM-0.10m
1:15PM-0.13m
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:33
5:33
5:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:24
8:24
8:25
 mm
2
2
3
1
5
2
Temp °C
23
23
24
28
30
31
25
23
23
19
19
23
26
27
27
26
25
23
23
24
23
21
21
21
Feels °C
26
25
26
29
31
34
22
23
21
16
17
21
23
24
26
26
24
21
22
22
19
18
19
19
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
5
0.4
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.2
S
6
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
E
8
Energy kJ
24
15
15
11
20
20
20
17
14
10
6
7
13
13
8
7
7
7
3
3
3
3
3
1
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.1
E
10
Energy kJ
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
8
7
7
7
7
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.2
ESE
8
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WSW
3
0.3
WNW
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.3
W
3
0.3
WNW
3
0.3
WNW
3
0.6
W
4
0.7
NW
4
0.5
NW
4
0.4
NW
3
0.3
WNW
3
0.3
W
2
0.3
WNW
3
0.2
WNW
2
0.2
SSW
2
0.4
S
3
0.8
S
4
0.9
S
4
1.2
S
5
1.1
S
5
Energy kJ
1
2
3
1
2
2
9
13
6
3
1
1
1
1
1
2
18
33
73
64
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
1
1
Distance (km)
6
156
126
88
1212
100
95
156
270
257
289
320
344
389
95
95
227
286
1139
1524
3075
245
59
1212
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Rating
(10 max)
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1
1
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1
1
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Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
8
9
6
4
6
7
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
9
9
8
5
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