Wildwood Crest Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.97° N 74.82° W

Issued: 7 am 01 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Wildwood Crest sea temperature is
21.2° C

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 (01 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 4s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Wildwood Crest at 1PM is: 1.0m 4s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (01 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)4s
Evening (01 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)5s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 34°C on Fri afternoon, min 23°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri night).

Wednesday
1
Thursday
2
Friday
3
Sat
4
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
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
9
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
1
S
4
1.3
S
5
1.4
S
5
1.1
S
5
0.9
S
5
0.8
S
5
0.7
S
5
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
7
1
S
5
1
S
5
0.9
S
5
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
26
26
25
36
85
113
60
40
32
25
17
19
41
47
39
24
20
20
20
22
23
23
14
13
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
25
S
35
S
35
SSW
30
SSW
15
SW
20
SW
15
SW
10
SW
20
SSW
25
S
25
SSW
20
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
5
WSW
5
WSW
20
SSW
20
S
25
NNE
5
ESE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
9:12AM1.09m
9:28PM1.51m
9:50AM1.12m
10:05PM1.50m
10:29AM1.14m
10:42PM1.47m
Low Tide
3:21AM0.13m
3:00PM0.15m
3:57AM0.13m
3:39PM0.16m
4:33AM0.12m
4:20PM0.18m
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:37
5:37
5:37
5:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:28
8:28
8:28
8:28
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
22
23
26
27
25
24
24
24
24
24
28
31
31
32
32
29
28
28
31
34
34
34
27
29
Feels °C
21
22
26
25
21
20
21
24
24
25
31
32
30
31
33
30
30
30
33
36
34
33
27
32
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.1
SE
10
0.6
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
10
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
7
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.6
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.4
S
5
0.3
S
5
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SSE
4
0.4
SSE
5
Energy kJ
26
26
25
4
39
9
12
14
14
14
14
14
13
13
21
20
17
12
8
4
23
23
6
7
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
9
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
Energy kJ
21
10
10
9
23
9
9
8
20
20
20
22
14
13
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
6
0.3
SE
6
Energy kJ
4
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
4
0.7
SSW
4
0.6
S
4
1
S
4
1.3
S
5
1.4
S
5
1.1
S
5
0.9
S
5
0.8
S
5
0.7
S
5
0.6
S
5
0.7
S
4
1
S
5
1
S
5
0.9
S
5
0.7
SSW
5
0.2
W
3
0.5
S
3
0.5
S
4
0.4
SSW
4
0.4
W
3
Energy kJ
14
16
12
36
85
113
60
40
32
25
17
19
41
47
39
24
1
4
7
6
2
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)
53
53
143
737
737
543
180
157
259
45
100
737
737
737
28
0
29
67
88
421
31
116
123
88
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Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
4
4
9
8
7
6
6
6
6
7
9
9
9
8
6
7
5
5
5
4
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