Wildwood Crest Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.97° N 74.82° W

Wildwood Crest 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 16 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Wildwood Crest sea temperature is
23.9°C
2.7° 

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 (17 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 5s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Wildwood Crest at 4AM is: 0.1m 13s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Sep)1ft (0.3m)5s
Afternoon (17 Sep)1ft (0.3m)8s
Evening (17 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Fri morning, min 19°C on Sat afternoon). Mainly fresh winds.

Wed
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.3
E
5
0.3
E
5
0.3
E
5
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.8
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.8
SSW
4
0.6
SSW
4
0.3
E
7
0.3
E
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.6
E
4
0.4
ENE
4
0.2
ESE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8
8
8
5
7
7
10
10
12
19
15
21
13
9
8
26
9
6
14
Wind (km/h)
20
SSE
20
S
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
S
20
S
25
S
30
S
25
SSW
20
SW
15
WSW
10
NW
10
N
10
NNE
10
ESE
10
E
15
NE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
00:05AM1.12m
12:32PM1.38m
00:55AM1.04m
1:28PM1.32m
Low Tide
6:11PM0.30m
6:02AM0.33m
7:07PM0.38m
6:54AM0.39m
8:11PM0.43m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:06
7:05
7:02
 mm
Temp °C
20
21
21
21
21
21
22
23
23
23
23
23
22
22
25
25
24
23
23
Feels °C
18
19
20
20
20
20
20
21
19
19
21
21
22
24
26
26
26
24
22
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