Wildwood Crest surf break

Wildwood Crest surfForecast / New Jersey / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Wednesday 20 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
14.6° C
(Which is 1.9°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 9PM is: 1.2m 5s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 May)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Afternoon (20 May)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Evening (20 May)4ft (1.2m)5s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 29°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, strong winds from the ENE by Sat morning).

Wed
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
Sat
23
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)
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
6
0.7
S
6
1.1
S
5
1.2
S
5
0.8
S
6
1.2
S
6
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
1.2
NE
5
1.3
ENE
6
1.2
ENE
6
1.2
ENE
6
1.1
ENE
5
1.2
ENE
5
1.3
E
6
1.4
E
6
1.5
E
6
1.4
E
6
1.4
E
7
1.4
ESE
7
1.5
E
7
1.6
E
7
1.6
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
36
35
56
74
40
102
29
27
25
73
105
94
81
72
84
105
129
164
156
181
197
220
229
243
Wind (km/h)
15
W
15
SSW
20
S
15
WSW
10
E
5
SE
15
NNE
20
NE
30
NE
30
NE
35
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
11:16AM1.23m
11:41PM1.68m
12:18PM1.19m
00:41AM1.56m
1:25PM1.19m
1:45AM1.45m
Low Tide
5:07PM0.01m
6:16AM-0.02m
6:10PM0.09m
7:17AM0.04m
7:19PM0.16m
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:41
5:41
5:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:08
8:09
8:09
8:10
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
5
6
6
5
2
Temp °C
27
29
28
23
19
20
18
16
14
14
12
12
11
11
12
12
12
11
9
10
10
11
11
11
27
28
26
22
19
22
18
14
8
8
5
6
5
5
7
6
5
3
2
3
3
4
5
4
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
6
0.4
SE
9
0.1
SE
14
0.8
S
6
0.7
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.6
S
6
0.5
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SE
10
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
Energy kJ
36
20
8
40
36
29
27
21
16
8
8
18
23
24
16
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
8
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
15
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.1
SE
14
0.2
SSE
6
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
Energy kJ
16
8
9
22
21
21
20
20
19
19
8
4
7
7
7
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
15
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
9
3
3
3
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
W
3
0.7
S
6
1.1
S
5
1.2
S
5
1.2
S
6
0.3
NE
2
0.4
NE
3
0.9
NE
4
1.2
NE
5
1.3
ENE
6
1.2
ENE
6
1.2
ENE
6
1.1
ENE
5
1.2
ENE
5
1.3
E
6
1.4
E
6
1.5
E
6
1.4
E
6
1.4
E
7
1.4
ESE
7
1.5
E
7
1.6
E
7
1.6
E
7
Energy kJ
2
35
56
74
102
1
2
25
73
105
94
81
72
84
105
129
164
156
181
197
220
229
243
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
Distance (km)
0
116
129
3
11
0
0
11
205
257
203
327
225
203
202
378
339
339
327
345
328
232
232
232
Best forecast wave conditions in New Jersey
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
6
8
9
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