Wildwood Crest surf break

Wildwood Crest surfForecast / New Jersey / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 19 May 2026 EDT
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Wildwood Crest surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Wildwood Crest sea temperature is
13.8° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Wildwood Crest today?

The current surf forecast for Wildwood Crest at 8PM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 May)3ft (0.9m)6s
Afternoon (19 May)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Evening (19 May)4.5ft (1.3m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 29°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Wed night, fresh winds from the NE by Thu afternoon).

Tue
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Fri
22
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
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
S
6
0.9
S
6
1.3
S
5
1.3
S
6
1.1
S
6
1
S
6
1
S
6
0.9
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.8
S
6
1.1
S
5
1.1
S
6
0.8
S
6
0.7
SSE
6
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
1.1
ENE
5
1.1
ENE
5
1
ENE
5
0.8
ENE
5
0.8
E
5
1
E
5
1.1
E
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
50
50
99
101
80
71
74
60
35
41
61
72
43
40
31
22
20
52
61
53
35
31
44
61
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
20
SSW
30
S
30
SW
20
S
25
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
S
25
S
10
N
10
E
5
N
15
NE
20
NNE
30
NE
35
NE
35
NE
35
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
10:18AM1.26m
10:43PM1.77m
11:16AM1.23m
11:41PM1.68m
12:18PM1.19m
00:41AM1.56m
Low Tide
4:09PM-0.07m
5:16AM-0.08m
5:07PM0.01m
6:16AM-0.02m
6:10PM0.09m
7:17AM0.04m
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:41
5:41
5:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:07
8:08
8:09
8:09
1
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
27
29
28
25
26
23
23
22
26
29
28
21
21
20
18
15
13
13
12
11
11
11
11
11
26
27
25
22
25
21
21
21
26
28
25
21
22
21
18
12
7
7
6
5
6
6
6
5
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
9
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
14
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
9
0.1
SE
14
0.4
SE
9
0.8
S
6
0.7
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
6
0.5
S
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.1
SE
13
Energy kJ
20
18
26
5
7
21
22
16
17
20
8
21
43
40
31
22
19
12
20
19
25
24
25
7
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
10
0.1
E
16
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
14
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
Energy kJ
3
3
7
4
5
9
9
9
8
8
21
20
20
20
20
19
7
7
3
7
7
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
SE
16
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
Energy kJ
5
5
10
3
3
3
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
S
6
0.9
S
6
1.3
S
5
1.3
S
6
1.1
S
6
1
S
6
1
S
6
0.9
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.8
S
6
1.1
S
5
1.1
S
6
0.4
NNE
3
0.7
NE
4
1.1
ENE
5
1.1
ENE
5
1
ENE
5
0.8
ENE
5
0.8
E
5
1
E
5
1.1
E
5
Energy kJ
50
50
99
101
80
71
74
60
35
41
61
72
3
14
52
61
53
35
31
44
61
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)
172
31
156
31
75
53
53
31
4
31
142
0
11
0
11
203
225
207
224
331
286
207
199
361
Best forecast wave conditions in New Jersey
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
3
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
7
8
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