Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wildwood Crest today (12 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Wildwood Crest at 11PM is: 0.3m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 6s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Wildwood Crest. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Thu afternoon, min 21°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the NE by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SE 11 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 11 | SW 3 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | |
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-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:15PM1.80m | 8:40AM1.46m | 9:03PM1.75m | 9:28AM1.50m | 9:49PM1.67m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:38AM-0.09m | 2:39PM-0.09m | 3:21AM-0.09m | 3:28PM-0.06m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 23 |
Feels °C | 27 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 27 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 3 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | SE 9 | SE 7 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 11 | E 8 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 8 | — | S 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | — | SE 9 | — | — | S 5 | S 5 |
3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 7 | — | — | SE 11 | S 5 | S 5 | E 11 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 7 | — | — | E 13 | E 13 | — | — |
— | — | 1 | — | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 6 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | — | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | NNE 2 | ENE 3 | — | — | W 2 |
— | — | 6 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1009 | 1035 | 1006 | 2164 | 1132 | 320 | 2195 | 273 | 270 | 286 | 320 | 1006 | 1373 | 674 | 2405 | 3085 | 3225 | 378 | 515 |
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