
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wildwood Crest today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Wildwood Crest at 1PM is: 0.1m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 17). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Wildwood Crest. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon afternoon, min 7°C on Sat morning). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
22 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 200 | 210 | 267 | 344 | 432 | 480 | 494 | 452 | 479 | 564 | 663 | 1270 | 1570 | 2409 | 2536 | 3446 | 3224 | |
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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:43PM1.33m | 1:17AM0.98m | 1:43PM1.28m | 2:26AM0.99m | 2:49PM1.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:12AM0.39m | 7:29PM0.38m | 7:12AM0.42m | 8:29PM0.39m | 8:17AM0.42m | 9:25PM0.36m | |||||||||||||||||
7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 7 | 2 | -3 | -3 | 1 | -1 | 0 | -1 | -1 | -1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 12 | ESE 12 | E 12 |
22 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1270 | 1570 | 1147 | 1248 | 1338 | 1290 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | ESE 6 | SE 9 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 6 | — | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
13 | 8 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | N 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 |
20 | 45 | 70 | 64 | 47 | 52 | 200 | 210 | 267 | 344 | 432 | 480 | 494 | 452 | 479 | 564 | 663 | 859 | 994 | 2409 | 2536 | 3446 | 3224 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 594 | 594 | 406 | 998 | 998 | 1009 | 1132 | 1006 | 207 | 1006 | 205 | 199 | 202 | 202 | 1165 | 515 | 205 | 362 | 638 | 635 | 635 | 515 | 504 |
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