
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wildwood Crest today (21 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Wildwood Crest at 7PM is: 1.5m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (21 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 5s |
| Evening (21 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Wildwood Crest. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 63mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 20°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Tue night, light winds from the E by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | SSE 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
34 | 71 | 85 | 181 | 121 | 359 | 339 | 343 | 165 | 130 | 140 | 118 | 99 | 76 | 78 | 61 | 58 | 41 | 23 | 23 | 21 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:15PM1.33m | 2:28AM1.11m | 3:14PM1.33m | 3:31AM1.03m | 4:13PM1.34m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:31PM0.31m | 8:31AM0.23m | 9:34PM0.34m | 9:22AM0.27m | 10:37PM0.35m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | — | |
mm | 1 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 20 | 24 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 26 | 27 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 25 | 25 | 26 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 12 | SE 12 | E 12 | SSE 7 | S 8 | — | — | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 8 |
3 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 121 | 359 | — | — | 165 | 130 | 140 | 118 | 99 | 76 | 78 | 61 | 58 | 29 | 18 | 17 | 21 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 12 | — | — | — | NNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 7 |
— | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 10 | 41 | 23 | 23 | 16 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | NW 3 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | WSW 4 | — | — | W 3 | — | NNW 2 | NNE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 |
34 | 71 | 85 | 181 | 3 | 181 | 339 | 343 | 15 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 28 | 17 | 13 | 10 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1165 | 1165 | 1165 | 59 | 20 | 53 | 370 | 250 | 167 | 4 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 370 | 331 | 176 |
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