Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wildwood Crest today (17 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 5s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Wildwood Crest at 10AM is: 0.6m 5s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 5s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Wildwood Crest. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 29°C on Mon afternoon, min 24°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 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 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 9 | SE 11 | SSE 7 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
45 | 27 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 10 | 22 | 22 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 56 | 53 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 31 | 21 | 12 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:44AM1.46m | 11:59PM1.29m | 12:31PM1.41m | 00:46AM1.17m | 1:22PM1.35m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:23AM0.09m | 5:56PM0.19m | 6:06AM0.18m | 6:50PM0.29m | 6:51AM0.26m | 7:49PM0.36m | |||||||||||||||||
6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | |
mm | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 27 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 7 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
45 | 27 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 10 | 22 | 22 | 18 | 17 | 11 | 17 | 56 | 53 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 31 | 21 | 12 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 8 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | SE 13 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | — | 7 | 4 | 12 | 19 | 12 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 9 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 7 | SE 9 | — | S 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 1 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 3 | — | 3 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 3 | — | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 2 | SSW 3 |
— | 4 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 29 | 95 | 83 | 123 | 29 | 95 | 95 | 95 | 95 | 199 | 286 | 88 | 28 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 29 | 344 | 124 | 142 | 156 |
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