
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wildwood Crest today (20 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Wildwood Crest at 6AM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (20 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
| Evening (20 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Wildwood Crest. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 38mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 27°C on Wed afternoon, min 20°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Mon morning, near gales from the SW by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 5 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 17 | 16 | 11 | 22 | 51 | 85 | 63 | 58 | 132 | 144 | 198 | 187 | 222 | 126 | 284 | 289 | 443 | 569 | 540 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 00:38AM1.35m | 1:19PM1.35m | 1:30AM1.22m | 2:15PM1.33m | 2:28AM1.11m | 3:14PM1.33m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:55AM0.10m | 7:29PM0.25m | 7:43AM0.17m | 8:31PM0.31m | 8:31AM0.23m | 9:34PM0.34m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 1 |
Temp °C | 24 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 |
Feels °C | 26 | 23 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 17 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | E 12 | SE 12 | — | — | E 12 | — | SE 8 | — | E 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
16 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 6 | — | — | 3 | — | 3 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 246 | 212 | 167 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | SE 12 | E 12 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 12 | SE 12 | — | — | — | — | E 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 8 | — | E 12 | E 12 | SE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 3 | — | ENE 2 | — | — | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 5 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
1 | — | 1 | — | — | 17 | 16 | 11 | 22 | 51 | 85 | 63 | 58 | 132 | 144 | 198 | 187 | 222 | 126 | 284 | 289 | 443 | 569 | 540 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 95 | 95 | 95 | 286 | 378 | 378 | 1035 | 998 | 594 | 53 | 1136 | 1165 | 1165 | 1165 | 139 | 28 | 370 | 176 | 176 | 31 | 31 | 143 | 3 | 3 |
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