Wildwood Crest Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.97° N 74.82° W

Issued: 1 pm 04 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Wildwood Crest sea temperature is
22.9° C

1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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


How big are the waves at Wildwood Crest today (04 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Wildwood Crest at 5PM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Jul)1ft (0.3m)9s
Afternoon (04 Jul)1ft (0.3m)9s
Evening (04 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)4s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 72mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 34°C on Sat afternoon, min 21°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Sat night, calm by Sun night).

Sat
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tue
7
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.8
S
4
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.4
SSE
5
0.5
SSE
8
0.7
S
4
1.1
S
5
0.7
S
5
0.7
SSE
5
0.6
SSE
5
0.7
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
4
0.8
SSE
4
0.8
SSE
4
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.5
S
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
13
13
13
22
20
19
11
11
11
11
7
40
19
62
27
27
19
19
21
24
25
20
20
12
Wind (km/h)
10
W
10
SW
40
S
60
W
20
W
15
NNE
10
S
15
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
5
ESE
10
SE
15
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
5
ENE
25
SSW
20
SW
10
W
10
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
High Tide
11:10AM1.17m
11:22PM1.42m
11:54AM1.22m
00:05AM1.37m
12:41PM1.27m
00:53AM1.30m
Low Tide
5:05PM0.20m
5:49AM0.12m
5:56PM0.22m
6:32AM0.12m
6:52PM0.23m
7:18AM0.11m
clear
clear
thunderstorm
mod rain
heavy rain
cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
part cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:39
5:39
5:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:28
8:28
8:27
8:27
 mm
1
10
14
1
3
1
1
1
2
9
18
4
6
1
Temp °C
32
34
29
21
24
24
23
24
25
25
25
25
25
24
24
25
26
26
26
23
24
23
23
23
Feels °C
34
35
27
13
23
24
25
25
27
26
27
25
26
29
28
27
28
27
27
27
25
24
26
26
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.4
S
5
0.4
S
5
0.4
S
5
0.3
S
5
0.3
S
5
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.8
S
5
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ENE
6
0.3
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.4
E
6
Energy kJ
13
13
13
12
12
7
7
7
4
4
7
7
32
7
8
8
3
8
14
20
20
12
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
4
0.3
S
4
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.2
ENE
4
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ENE
5
0.4
NE
6
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
Energy kJ
3
3
19
12
11
11
11
11
1
7
2
9
9
9
9
9
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
9
0.2
WNW
3
0.1
E
10
Energy kJ
19
1
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
3
0.8
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.3
WNW
3
0.4
SSE
5
0.5
SSE
8
0.7
S
4
1.1
S
5
0.7
S
5
0.7
SSE
5
0.6
SSE
5
0.7
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
4
0.8
SSE
4
0.8
SSE
4
0.6
SSE
4
0.5
S
4
0.5
S
5
Energy kJ
7
22
20
2
7
40
19
62
27
27
19
19
21
24
25
15
10
12
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
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
286
2488
1431
157
4
67
207
1134
2177
1229
2271
1138
1123
0
895
740
2195
2488
2488
1172
255
28
0
28
Best forecast wave conditions in New Jersey
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
3
3
1
2
1
1
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
5
9
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
8
8
7
7
5
5
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