Wildwood Crest Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.97° N 74.82° W

Wildwood Crest 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 20 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Wildwood Crest sea temperature is
18.0°C
2.0° 

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 (20 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 11s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Wildwood Crest at 11AM is: 1.7m 11s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 20). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Oct)8ft (2.4m)11s
Afternoon (20 Oct)8ft (2.5m)10s
Evening (20 Oct)8ft (2.5m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Thu morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
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)
1
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3
1
1
1
0
1
1
2
2
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
ESE
11
2.4
E
11
1.7
E
11
2.5
ENE
10
2.5
E
10
2.5
E
11
3
E
11
2.1
E
11
3
ENE
11
3
E
11
3.5
E
11
3
E
12
3.5
ENE
11
1.9
E
12
1.8
ESE
12
1.7
E
12
1.6
E
11
1.4
E
11
1.4
E
11
1.3
E
11
1.2
E
11
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
561
1329
639
1452
1515
1538
1960
1027
2353
2409
2654
2744
2938
1010
913
786
640
466
457
382
319
254
202
Wind (km/h)
25
N
30
N
30
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
25
N
25
N
30
N
30
N
25
N
25
N
25
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
3:34AM1.05m
3:51PM1.29m
4:28AM1.15m
4:43PM1.33m
5:14AM1.27m
5:28PM1.37m
Low Tide
9:21AM0.39m
10:14PM0.30m
10:20AM0.32m
10:58PM0.22m
11:14AM0.23m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:13
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Temp °C
12
11
14
17
18
17
15
12
11
11
11
13
14
13
12
11
10
9
12
16
18
17
14
Feels °C
6
5
7
11
12
12
10
6
4
4
4
6
7
7
6
4
3
2
6
10
13
12
9
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