
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wildwood Crest today (14 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Wildwood Crest at 11AM is: 0.5m 5s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 14). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (14 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 5s |
| Evening (14 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Wildwood Crest. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 27°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Wed night, strong winds from the NW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 44 | 33 | 23 | 23 | 19 | 31 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 41 | 87 | 43 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | off |
High Tide | 10:25AM1.53m | 10:48PM1.15m | 11:06AM1.46m | 11:30PM1.07m | 11:51AM1.39m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:59AM0.19m | 4:52PM0.20m | 4:37AM0.26m | 5:38PM0.28m | 5:21AM0.33m | 6:30PM0.34m | |||||||||||||||||
7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 23 | 21 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 19 |
Feels °C | 19 | 19 | 22 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 24 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | — | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 6 |
4 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 43 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 14 | E 14 | ESE 9 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | ESE 9 |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 11 | SE 11 | — | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 15 | E 15 | — | SE 8 | S 5 | E 14 | E 14 | — | E 9 | E 15 | — | — | E 8 |
— | — | 2 | 5 | — | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | — | 2 | 4 | — | — | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | WNW 2 | — | NNE 3 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | WNW 4 |
13 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 5 | 10 | 16 | 44 | 33 | 23 | 23 | 19 | 31 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 41 | 87 | 40 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 495 | 29 | 67 | 67 | 116 | 220 | 286 | 998 | 378 | 1172 | 378 | 378 | 1176 | 1133 | 361 | 341 | 250 | 250 | 327 | 1165 | 594 | 546 | 43 |
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