
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wildwood Crest today (20 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Wildwood Crest at 12AM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (20 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 7s |
| Evening (20 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Wildwood Crest. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 20°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Sun night, strong winds from the S by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | |||||||||||||||||
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 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 6 | S 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
27 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 7 | 16 | 37 | 69 | 78 | 51 | 34 | 81 | 91 | 181 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 00:38AM1.35m | 1:19PM1.35m | 1:30AM1.22m | 2:15PM1.33m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:30PM0.17m | 6:55AM0.10m | 7:29PM0.25m | 7:43AM0.17m | 8:31PM0.31m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:20 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 14 | 10 |
Temp °C | 27 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 23 |
Feels °C | 24 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 24 | 22 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 12 | — | E 5 |
27 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | — | 2 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | — | E 12 | E 12 | SSE 4 | SE 8 | E 12 | E 12 | SE 12 | — | — | E 12 | — | — | — | — | — |
3 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 13 | SE 12 | E 12 | E 8 | — | SE 8 | E 12 | SE 8 | SE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | NW 3 | — | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | — | — | — | SSE 7 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 6 | S 6 |
2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 18 | 7 | 16 | 37 | 69 | 78 | 51 | 34 | 81 | 91 | 181 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 29 | 143 | 100 | 95 | 95 | 207 | 227 | 343 | 378 | 1035 | 392 | 557 | 594 | 949 | 1165 | 1165 | 1165 | 116 | 610 |
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