Wildwood Crest 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 38.97° N 74.82° W

Issued: 7 am 25 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Wildwood Crest sea temperature is

16.5°C

Wildwood Crest surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Wildwood Crest today (25 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with E swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with E swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Wildwood Crest at 12PM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 25). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (EDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (25 Oct)	2ft (0.6m)	11s
Afternoon (25 Oct)	1.5ft (0.5m)	12s
Evening (25 Oct)	1.5ft (0.4m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon night, min 11°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Sunday 25							Monday 26								Tuesday 27
	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
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	E 11	E 11	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 8	SE 10	SE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9
Wave Graph
kJ	88	89	93	67	43	43	41	42	40	39	39	20	20	31	38	36	35	53	49	64	63	58	55
Wind (km/h)	NNE	N	N	WNW	S	SSE	SW	WNW	WNW	WNW	W	WNW	W	NW	NW	NW	N	N	NNE	NE	ENE	ENE	ENE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross
High Tide		7:15AM1.66m				7:36PM1.44m				7:57AM1.75m					8:20PM1.41m				8:42AM1.80m				9:07PM1.37m
Low Tide				1:36PM-0.04m				1:39AM-0.05m					2:22PM-0.09m				2:20AM-0.08m				3:10PM-0.10m


	7:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:20	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:06	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:05	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	12	11	12	13	14	14	14	13	12	11	12	15	17	18	17	16	14	11	12	14	12	13	13
Feels °C	9	8	10	11	12	12	12	10	9	8	9	12	13	15	14	13	10	6	8	11	8	9	9
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	E 11	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 8	SE 10	SE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9
kJ	88	89	93	67	43	43	41	42	40	39	39	20	13	31	38	36	35	53	49	64	63	58	55
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	—	SE 5	SE 5	SE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	E 11	E 10	E 10	E 10	SE 11	E 10	E 10	—	E 9	E 9	E 9
kJ	7	7	7	—	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	20	18	8	8	19	7	2	—	6	2	2
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	ESE 8	E 8	SE 8	SE 8	ESE 8	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	ESE 5	ESE 9	E 8	SE 12	E 10	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	7	1	2	2	6	3	3	3	13	3	7	1	5	8	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	WNW 2	—	—	WNW 2	WNW 3	WNW 3	NNW 3	N 3	NE 4	ENE 5	ENE 5	ENE 5	ENE 6
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	1	1	1	1	5	9	15	26	17	18
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	45	6	0	0	0	8	8	8	5	196	205	8
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1			1
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	2	2	1	1	1	2
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	6	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	4	4	6	5

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