Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wildwood Crest today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Wildwood Crest at 11AM is: 0.4m 3s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Wildwood Crest. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 29°C on Mon afternoon, min 22°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sun night, light winds from the NW by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | S 6 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 9 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
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3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 20 | 25 | 43 | 71 | 83 | 54 | 38 | 38 | 19 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 30 | 22 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 10:59AM1.50m | 11:16PM1.43m | 11:44AM1.46m | 11:59PM1.29m | 12:31PM1.41m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:43AM0.01m | 5:05PM0.09m | 5:23AM0.09m | 5:56PM0.19m | 6:06AM0.18m | 6:50PM0.29m | |||||||||||||||||
6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 25 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | S 6 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | — | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 |
3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 11 | — | 54 | 38 | 38 | 19 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 30 | 22 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 10 | 10 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | S 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 19 | 19 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 12 | SE 12 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 5 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 4 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | W 4 | W 3 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 2 | NW 2 | NW 3 | WNW 2 | — | WNW 3 | WNW 3 |
— | 1 | 3 | 9 | 20 | 25 | 43 | 71 | 83 | 6 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2164 | 1383 | 1186 | 1172 | 3216 | 1138 | 2168 | 2164 | 22 | 27 | 4 | 28 | 95 | 95 | 95 | 29 | 88 | 88 | 95 | 286 | 67 | 29 | 29 |
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