
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wildwood Crest today (21 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Wildwood Crest at 1PM is: 1.0m 5s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (21 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
| Evening (21 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Wildwood Crest. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 81mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 28°C on Tue afternoon, min 19°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the ESE by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 5 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
24 | 28 | 34 | 49 | 86 | 188 | 121 | 287 | 229 | 298 | 224 | 476 | 147 | 477 | 115 | 92 | 73 | 75 | 58 | 53 | 42 | 32 | 21 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:15PM1.33m | 2:28AM1.11m | 3:14PM1.33m | 3:31AM1.03m | 4:13PM1.34m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:43AM0.17m | 8:31PM0.31m | 8:31AM0.23m | 9:34PM0.34m | 9:22AM0.27m | 10:37PM0.35m | |||||||||||||||||
5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | — | |
mm | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 16 | 29 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 24 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | — | SE 8 | — | E 12 | E 12 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | — | — | — | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 |
3 | — | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 121 | 287 | — | — | — | 133 | 147 | 147 | 115 | 92 | 73 | 75 | 58 | 34 | 18 | 17 | 16 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 12 | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | NNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
— | 6 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 43 | 23 | 10 | 10 | 21 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | N 3 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | W 3 | S 8 | — | — | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 5 | E 5 |
24 | 28 | 34 | 49 | 86 | 188 | 5 | 178 | 229 | 298 | 224 | 476 | 1 | 477 | — | — | 9 | 10 | 22 | 53 | 42 | 32 | 20 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1132 | 1132 | 1165 | 1165 | 1165 | 0 | 31 | 31 | 251 | 250 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 370 | 370 | 27 |
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