Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wildwood Crest today (28 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Wildwood Crest at 7PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Wildwood Crest. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 27°C on Fri afternoon, min 20°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the S by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ENE 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 4 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 19 | 28 | 22 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:17AM1.37m | 8:35PM1.57m | 8:54AM1.44m | 9:11PM1.55m | 9:32AM1.51m | 9:50PM1.50m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:20PM0.07m | 2:50AM0.06m | 3:00PM0.05m | 3:24AM0.04m | 3:41PM0.05m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 7:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ENE 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 22 | 16 | 7 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 7 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | SSE 6 | E 9 | S 6 | SE 8 | E 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 |
12 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 6 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 5 | S 5 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 7 | E 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 2 | NE 3 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 5 | — | — | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | S 3 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 4 |
— | — | — | — | — | 1 | 9 | 20 | 19 | 12 | 11 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 19 | 28 | 22 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 29 | 88 | 29 | 203 | 207 | 203 | 207 | 220 | 327 | 378 | 156 | 320 | 320 | 250 | 327 | 378 | 2271 | 196 | 116 |
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