Wildwood Crest surf break

Wildwood Crest surfForecast / New Jersey / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Thursday 23 Apr 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
10.7° C
(Which is 2.5°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 11PM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.6m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Apr)--
Afternoon (23 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (23 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu night, min 7°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, strong winds from the ENE by Sat night).

Thu
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sun
26
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
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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)
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.5
ENE
3
0.6
E
4
0.5
ESE
4
0.6
SE
4
0.6
SE
4
0.8
SE
4
1
ESE
4
1.3
ESE
5
1.4
ESE
5
1.6
ESE
6
1.6
ESE
7
1.9
E
7
2
E
7
1.8
E
7
1.8
E
7
1.7
E
7
1.7
E
7
1.7
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
39
35
12
10
9
4
5
10
8
10
12
19
40
74
110
184
214
308
411
339
340
311
315
320
Wind (km/h)
20
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
WSW
5
NNE
20
NE
20
ENE
20
E
20
SE
20
SE
30
SE
25
SE
25
ESE
30
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
30
E
45
E
40
ENE
50
ENE
45
NE
40
NE
35
NE
35
NE
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
2:06AM1.45m
2:56PM1.11m
3:20AM1.40m
4:08PM1.17m
4:27AM1.37m
Low Tide
7:30PM0.16m
8:44AM0.11m
8:45PM0.19m
9:48AM0.11m
9:57PM0.19m
10:45AM0.09m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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6:09
6:09
6:07
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7:43
7:44
7:45
7:45
1
2
3
1
1
Temp °C
17
18
16
15
14
12
12
11
11
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
8
8
8
8
7
7
7
13
15
13
14
14
8
7
6
6
5
4
5
4
3
2
2
4
-1
-1
-2
-2
-2
-1
-1
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.3
E
8
0.5
S
4
0.4
S
4
0.3
SSE
4
0.3
SSE
4
0.2
S
4
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
7
0.3
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
7
0.2
S
7
0.2
S
7
0.1
S
6
0.3
E
13
0.1
S
6
Energy kJ
25
24
12
6
5
3
3
1
1
1
1
7
3
3
4
4
1
30
1
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
8
0.1
SE
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
8
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
E
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
S
6
Energy kJ
39
35
3
10
9
4
3
3
4
4
5
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
8
0.2
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
SE
9
0.1
S
5
0.1
SE
8
0.1
S
6
0.1
SE
8
Energy kJ
3
3
2
1
3
1
3
1
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.6
S
3
0.5
S
4
0.5
ENE
3
0.6
E
4
0.5
ESE
4
0.6
SE
4
0.6
SE
4
0.8
SE
4
1
ESE
4
1.3
ESE
5
1.4
ESE
5
1.6
ESE
6
1.6
ESE
7
1.9
E
7
2
E
7
1.8
E
7
1.8
E
7
1.7
E
7
1.7
E
7
1.7
E
8
Energy kJ
20
18
8
7
5
10
8
10
12
19
40
74
110
184
214
308
411
339
340
311
315
320
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
20
20
88
227
286
320
378
378
1035
998
378
378
378
556
378
1172
468
301
126
232
386
388
523
998
Best forecast wave conditions in New Jersey
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
7
7
6
5
5
5
6
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