Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wildwood Crest today (12 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Wildwood Crest at 4PM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 12). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (12 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (12 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Wildwood Crest. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 12 | Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | NE 6 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 135 | 98 | 84 | 57 | 21 | 28 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 18 | 28 | 31 | 35 | 29 | 31 | 23 | 16 | 15 | 13 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:11AM1.62m | 9:31PM1.31m | 9:47AM1.58m | 10:08PM1.23m | 10:25AM1.53m | 10:48PM1.15m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:30PM0.07m | 3:24AM0.12m | 4:10PM0.13m | 3:59AM0.19m | 4:52PM0.20m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 19 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 23 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 25 |
Feels °C | 9 | 16 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 22 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 |
| kJ | 135 | 98 | 84 | 41 | 21 | 28 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 31 | 23 | 16 | 15 | 13 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | NE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | E 6 | E 7 | E 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | E 11 | E 11 | — | — | — | — | E 11 | — | — | E 11 | — | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | — | — | 46 | 57 | 11 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | NNW 4 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | — | — | — | SSE 7 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | — | — |
| kJ | 13 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | 9 | 7 | 18 | 28 | 31 | 35 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 11 | 361 | 199 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 29 | 95 | 378 | 378 | 1176 | 370 | 497 | 509 | 495 | 495 | 129 | 143 | 43 |
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