
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wildwood Crest today (17 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 15s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Wildwood Crest at 7PM is: 0.4m 3s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (17 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (17 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 3s |
Table - waves today at Wildwood Crest. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 28°C on Fri afternoon, min 22°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sat night, light winds from the NE by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | SE 8 | SSE 4 | S 3 | E 14 | E 14 | SE 14 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 46 | 100 | 104 | 71 | 89 | 74 | 44 | 35 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 29 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross |
High Tide | 10:43AM1.40m | 11:02PM1.63m | 11:34AM1.39m | 11:50PM1.50m | 12:26PM1.37m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:38PM-0.02m | 5:21AM-0.04m | 5:32PM0.07m | 6:08AM0.02m | 6:30PM0.17m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:21 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 24 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 25 |
Feels °C | 29 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 14 | ESE 8 | SE 13 | SE 13 | S 6 | SE 13 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 |
1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 71 | 7 | 74 | 44 | 35 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 29 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | — | — | — | E 14 | E 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | E 9 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | WNW 2 | — |
3 | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | E 8 | — | E 8 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | E 13 | E 12 |
— | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 4 | SSE 4 | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 6 | WSW 4 | S 7 | WSW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | SE 3 |
— | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 46 | 100 | 104 | 14 | 89 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2488 | 998 | 998 | 998 | 1006 | 998 | 1132 | 1450 | 1450 | 2271 | 20 | 571 | 59 | 4 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 29 | 157 | 95 |
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