Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wildwood Crest today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Wildwood Crest at 3AM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 7s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Wildwood Crest. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 29°C on Mon night, min 24°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | |||||||||||||||||
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 5 | S 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 12 | SE 6 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
8 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 22 | 21 | 12 | 19 | 56 | 17 | 35 | 34 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 12 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:59PM1.29m | 12:31PM1.41m | 00:46AM1.17m | 1:22PM1.35m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:56PM0.19m | 6:06AM0.18m | 6:50PM0.29m | 6:51AM0.26m | 7:49PM0.36m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 29 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 30 | 32 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 11 | SE 6 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
8 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 22 | 18 | 11 | 10 | 56 | 9 | 35 | 34 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 12 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | E 3 | SE 11 | NE 4 | SE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 19 | 1 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 9 | ESE 4 | S 13 | SE 13 | — | — | SE 12 | SSE 11 | E 3 | — | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | — |
2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | — | — | 21 | 12 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 199 | 361 | 207 | 224 | 88 | 126 | 88 | 286 | 334 | 88 | 31 | 4 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 56 | 386 | 129 | 95 |
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