
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wildwood Crest today (28 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Wildwood Crest at 9AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (28 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 4s |
| Evening (28 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Wildwood Crest. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 27°C on Wed afternoon, min 20°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Tue night, calm by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 28 | 45 | 72 | 92 | 104 | 57 | 54 | 38 | 52 | 56 | 57 | 56 | 35 | 19 | 45 | 32 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 30 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | on |
High Tide | 7:33AM1.11m | 7:52PM1.53m | 8:11AM1.16m | 8:28PM1.55m | 8:47AM1.20m | 9:03PM1.55m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:45AM0.20m | 1:21PM0.16m | 2:20AM0.16m | 2:02PM0.13m | 2:53AM0.12m | 2:41PM0.11m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — | |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 |
Feels °C | 23 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 |
15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 57 | 54 | 38 | 52 | 56 | 57 | 56 | 35 | 19 | 45 | 32 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 30 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 6 | E 9 | E 8 | E 6 | — | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 6 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 7 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ESE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | E 6 | E 6 | E 9 | E 6 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 8 | W 3 | — | — | E 8 | — | SE 9 |
— | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 21 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | SSE 6 | — | — | — | — | ENE 4 | NE 4 | — | WNW 2 | NW 3 | N 3 | NW 3 | — | — | — | — |
10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 28 | 45 | 72 | 92 | 104 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 15 | — | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 143 | 129 | 143 | 1132 | 1373 | 543 | 31 | 998 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 28 | 45 | 8 |
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