Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wildwood Crest today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Wildwood Crest at 8AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Wildwood Crest. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 27°C on Fri afternoon, min 22°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 6 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
31 | 30 | 27 | 28 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 39 | 44 | 76 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 10 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 7:41AM1.30m | 7:59PM1.57m | 8:17AM1.37m | 8:35PM1.57m | 8:54AM1.44m | 9:11PM1.55m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:45AM0.15m | 1:40PM0.11m | 2:18AM0.10m | 2:20PM0.07m | 2:50AM0.06m | 3:00PM0.05m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:34 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 |
Feels °C | 22 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 27 | 24 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 6 | SE 9 | SE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 5 |
31 | 30 | 27 | 28 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 39 | 27 | 76 | 11 | 19 | 18 | 11 | 27 | 26 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 5 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 6 | E 5 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 9 | E 11 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 10 | SSE 6 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 6 | S 6 | SSE 5 | ENE 4 | SE 8 |
4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 31 | 2 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 10 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 11 | S 5 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 6 | S 6 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 6 | ENE 4 |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 6 | — | — | — | NE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | — | — |
9 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | — | — | 3 | 8 | 10 | 6 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 139 | 145 | 31 | 255 | 1165 | 1165 | 825 | 53 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 22 | 29 | 0 | 203 | 202 | 199 | 286 | 344 | 344 | 344 |
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