Wildwood Crest Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.97° N 74.82° W

Wildwood Crest 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 16 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Wildwood Crest sea temperature is
23.9°C
2.7° 

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 (16 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Wildwood Crest at 6PM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)5s
Afternoon (16 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Evening (16 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Fri afternoon, min 20°C on Wed afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.3
E
5
0.3
E
5
0.3
E
5
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.7
S
4
0.8
S
4
0.8
S
4
0.8
SSW
4
0.7
SSW
4
0.6
S
4
0.3
E
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.5
E
7
0.4
ENE
4
0.2
ESE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8
8
8
8
8
5
7
7
10
10
12
19
21
22
18
13
8
15
24
6
14
Wind (km/h)
5
SSW
10
S
20
SSE
20
S
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
SSW
20
S
20
S
25
S
25
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
15
WSW
10
W
10
N
5
N
15
E
10
E
5
ENE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
11:45AM1.45m
00:05AM1.12m
12:32PM1.38m
00:55AM1.04m
1:28PM1.32m
Low Tide
6:11PM0.30m
6:02AM0.33m
7:07PM0.38m
6:54AM0.39m
8:11PM0.43m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:06
7:05
7:02
 mm
Temp °C
19
20
20
21
21
21
21
21
22
23
23
23
23
22
22
22
24
26
23
23
23
Feels °C
19
19
18
19
19
20
20
20
20
21
19
20
20
20
22
24
25
28
24
24
24
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