Wildwood Crest Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.97° N 74.82° W

Issued: 7 am 02 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Wildwood Crest sea temperature is
22.1° C

1.1°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 (02 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Wildwood Crest at 3PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)5s
Afternoon (02 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (02 Jul)3ft (0.9m)5s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 34°C on Fri afternoon, min 23°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
2
Friday
3
Saturday
4
Sun
5
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
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
5
0.7
S
5
0.8
SSW
5
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
9
0.9
S
5
0.8
S
5
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SSE
5
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.7
S
4
0.7
S
4
1.1
SW
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
27
21
32
14
22
34
28
23
20
20
8
22
23
23
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
16
20
45
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
15
S
25
S
25
SSW
20
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
NW
10
W
15
W
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
WNW
10
W
5
WNW
10
W
10
WNW
20
S
25
SW
15
WNW
10
WNW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
off
off
High Tide
9:50AM1.12m
10:05PM1.50m
10:29AM1.14m
10:42PM1.47m
11:10AM1.17m
11:22PM1.42m
Low Tide
3:57AM0.13m
3:39PM0.16m
4:33AM0.12m
4:20PM0.18m
5:10AM0.12m
5:05PM0.20m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:37
5:37
5:37
5:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:28
8:28
8:28
8:28
 mm
2
4
1
Temp °C
25
25
28
31
31
31
31
28
27
28
32
34
34
33
31
29
29
27
30
34
32
27
25
23
Feels °C
26
27
31
33
31
30
32
30
29
30
34
35
34
33
31
31
31
30
32
36
32
26
26
25
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.6
S
5
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.5
S
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.5
S
4
0.4
SSE
4
0.4
SSE
5
0.3
S
5
0.3
S
5
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.5
S
4
0.6
S
4
Energy kJ
15
14
16
14
21
21
21
20
11
7
7
22
23
23
14
9
6
7
4
4
13
12
9
15
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
8
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.2
ESE
7
0.3
SE
6
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
Energy kJ
14
8
8
20
20
5
6
13
13
13
13
13
12
12
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
9
0.4
SE
9
Energy kJ
4
8
21
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
5
0.7
S
5
0.8
SSW
5
0.5
S
5
0.8
S
4
0.9
S
5
0.8
S
5
0.7
SSW
5
0.2
W
3
0.3
S
5
0.4
S
5
0.5
S
3
0.5
S
4
0.3
WSW
2
0.3
W
3
0.2
W
3
0.5
S
5
0.7
S
4
0.7
S
4
1.1
SW
4
Energy kJ
27
21
32
10
22
34
28
23
1
4
7
6
8
1
1
1
11
16
20
45
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
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
196
27
4
546
1172
594
53
0
27
45
88
0
1132
83
95
17
320
126
1132
2488
116
257
0
0
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Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
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Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
6
6
6
9
9
9
9
7
9
5
6
8
5
7
5
6
5
5
5
5
9
9
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