Wildwood Crest Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.97° N 74.82° W

Wildwood Crest 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 20 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Wildwood Crest sea temperature is
24.3° C
1.1° 

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 (21 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Wildwood Crest at 4AM is: 0.9m 4s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)5s
Afternoon (21 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)5s
Evening (21 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 29°C on Wed afternoon, min 20°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Wed night).

Mon
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
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
1
1
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
3
0.8
SSE
4
0.9
SSE
4
1.1
SE
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
1.2
S
5
1.3
S
6
1.8
S
7
1.7
S
8
1.7
S
8
1.5
S
5
1
S
7
1.6
S
8
1
S
8
1.4
S
8
0.9
SSE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
17
15
9
17
30
53
44
37
78
135
289
323
368
129
106
298
134
257
122
Wind (km/h)
20
SE
15
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
20
SSE
25
SSW
35
SSW
25
S
40
SSW
35
SSW
35
SW
35
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
5
WNW
15
N
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
1:30AM1.22m
2:15PM1.33m
2:28AM1.11m
3:14PM1.33m
Low Tide
7:29PM0.25m
7:43AM0.17m
8:31PM0.31m
8:31AM0.23m
9:34PM0.34m
clear
clear
clear
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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thunderstorm
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part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:50
5:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:21
8:20
8:19
 mm
1
2
2
2
13
1
3
2
2
2
Temp °C
24
24
24
23
24
25
26
27
26
26
24
23
25
24
26
28
29
28
26
Feels °C
24
25
23
22
23
26
27
25
26
23
22
21
22
24
26
28
29
30
26
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