Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wildwood Crest today (18 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 3s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Wildwood Crest at 3PM is: 0.9m 4s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 3s |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 4s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Wildwood Crest. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 29°C on Sat afternoon, min 21°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sat night, light winds from the NNE by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 14 | SE 14 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 8 | 7 | 9 | 21 | 65 | 116 | 101 | 109 | 57 | 45 | 37 | 38 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 6 | 11 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 11:34AM1.39m | 11:50PM1.50m | 12:26PM1.37m | 00:38AM1.35m | 1:19PM1.35m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:21AM-0.04m | 5:32PM0.07m | 6:08AM0.02m | 6:30PM0.17m | 6:55AM0.10m | 7:29PM0.25m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:21 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 2 | — | 9 | 11 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 24 | 23 | 25 | 29 | 28 | 18 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 12 | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 57 | 45 | 37 | 38 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 6 | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 13 | SE 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | — | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 13 | — | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | E 8 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 8 | SE 12 | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 2 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | WSW 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | — | — | NE 2 | — | — | SSE 7 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 |
| kJ | 1 | 3 | 9 | 21 | 65 | 116 | 101 | 109 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 18 | 5 | 11 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 998 | 1132 | 1450 | 2271 | 2820 | 40 | 825 | 31 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 115 | 29 | 89 | 95 | 95 | 95 | 343 | 370 | 1132 | 370 |
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