Wildwood Crest Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.97° N 74.82° W

Wildwood Crest 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 09 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Wildwood Crest sea temperature is
25.1°C
3.2° 

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 (09 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 3s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Wildwood Crest at 7AM is: 0.5m 3s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)3s
Afternoon (09 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)4s
Evening (09 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 28°C on Thu afternoon, min 21°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Wed night, light winds from the NW by Fri afternoon).

Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
8
0.5
SW
3
0.5
SW
3
0.6
SSW
4
0.7
S
4
1.1
S
4
1.3
S
5
1.3
S
5
1.3
SSW
5
1.3
SSW
5
1.3
SSW
5
0.7
S
6
0.7
SSW
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.4
SSE
5
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
7
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.2
ESE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6
5
5
8
13
48
83
88
91
86
80
30
35
16
16
10
19
21
22
13
12
7
13
12
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
30
S
35
S
35
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
35
SW
30
SW
20
WSW
20
WNW
15
NW
15
W
10
NNW
15
N
15
N
15
N
20
NNE
10
N
5
NW
10
NW
5
NNW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
6:48AM1.41m
7:11PM1.71m
7:35AM1.50m
7:57PM1.69m
8:20AM1.57m
8:40PM1.63m
Low Tide
00:44AM0.05m
12:46PM0.01m
1:29AM-0.01m
1:38PM-0.03m
2:11AM-0.03m
2:25PM-0.04m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:35
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:16
7:15
7:14
 mm
1
3
5
1
1
2
Temp °C
24
23
22
24
25
25
24
24
24
23
23
26
28
27
24
23
21
21
21
22
22
23
23
23
Feels °C
23
22
21
23
22
21
20
20
20
20
20
25
28
28
26
26
22
22
21
19
21
22
22
22
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