Wildwood Crest Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.97° N 74.82° W

Wildwood Crest 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 26 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Wildwood Crest sea temperature is
25.0°C
2.0° 

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 (27 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Wildwood Crest at 1AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (27 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (27 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 28°C on Fri night, min 22°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
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
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
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
SE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
9
0.8
SSE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
19
18
27
31
30
27
28
31
103
31
31
44
20
18
47
46
18
18
26
Wind (km/h)
20
SSE
20
S
20
S
25
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
25
SSE
30
SSE
25
S
20
WSW
5
S
10
NNE
5
NE
0
WNW
10
W
5
W
5
WSW
5
NW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
off
High Tide
7:24PM1.54m
7:41AM1.30m
7:59PM1.57m
8:17AM1.37m
8:35PM1.57m
Low Tide
1:45AM0.15m
1:40PM0.11m
2:18AM0.10m
2:20PM0.07m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:38
7:37
7:36
 mm
1
3
Temp °C
25
25
24
24
25
25
26
26
25
25
25
23
23
23
24
26
27
28
27
Feels °C
23
23
22
22
24
25
25
24
24
25
25
26
25
26
27
28
29
30
29
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