Wildwood Crest surf break

Wildwood Crest surfForecast / New Jersey / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Wednesday 20 May 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
14.6° C
(Which is 1.9°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: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 May)--
Afternoon (20 May)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Evening (20 May)3.5ft (1.1m)5s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 40mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Wed night, min 10°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, strong winds from the E by Sat afternoon).

Wed
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
Sat
23
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
1
0
1
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)
0.4
SE
9
1.1
S
5
0.8
S
6
0.7
SSE
6
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
1.2
NE
5
1.1
ENE
5
1.1
ENE
5
1
ENE
5
1.2
ENE
5
1.4
E
6
1.5
E
6
1.5
E
6
1.6
E
7
1.6
E
7
1.6
E
7
1.6
E
7
1.5
E
7
1.8
E
7
1.8
E
7
1.8
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
31
65
40
37
29
21
22
26
73
71
66
58
84
125
164
175
226
261
269
264
239
285
321
340
Wind (km/h)
20
S
25
WNW
5
ENE
10
SSE
10
NNE
20
NE
25
NE
30
NE
35
ENE
30
NE
30
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
40
ENE
45
E
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
11:41PM1.68m
12:18PM1.19m
00:41AM1.56m
1:25PM1.19m
1:45AM1.45m
Low Tide
5:07PM0.01m
6:16AM-0.02m
6:10PM0.09m
7:17AM0.04m
7:19PM0.16m
8:17AM0.07m
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:41
5:41
5:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:08
8:09
8:09
8:10
2
1
1
1
3
3
3
4
6
4
1
2
4
3
1
Temp °C
29
22
20
20
19
16
16
14
13
12
12
12
11
11
12
11
10
10
10
11
11
11
10
11
27
20
21
21
19
13
12
8
7
6
6
6
5
4
5
3
3
3
3
4
5
4
2
2
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.8
S
6
0.7
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
Energy kJ
21
13
40
37
29
21
22
16
20
19
18
24
25
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
14
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
Energy kJ
8
8
22
21
21
21
20
19
7
7
3
7
7
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
Energy kJ
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
S
4
1.1
S
5
0.3
NE
2
0.6
ENE
3
0.9
NE
4
1.2
NE
5
1.1
ENE
5
1.1
ENE
5
1
ENE
5
1.2
ENE
5
1.4
E
6
1.5
E
6
1.5
E
6
1.6
E
7
1.6
E
7
1.6
E
7
1.6
E
7
1.5
E
7
1.8
E
7
1.8
E
7
1.8
E
7
Energy kJ
31
65
1
7
26
73
71
66
58
84
125
164
175
226
261
269
264
239
285
321
340
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
129
3
0
27
0
126
224
367
203
1132
225
202
341
361
350
345
350
378
378
378
310
345
407
407
Best forecast wave conditions in New Jersey
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
3
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
5
7
8
7
6
5
5
6
7
7
8
8
7
6
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