Wildwood Crest Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.97° N 74.82° W

Wildwood Crest 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 18 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Wildwood Crest sea temperature is
23.4°C
2.5° 

Wildwood Crest surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Wildwood Crest today (18 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Wildwood Crest at 11PM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Sep)--
Afternoon (18 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Evening (18 Sep)1ft (0.3m)7s

Table - waves today at Wildwood Crest. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 24°C on Fri night, min 18°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Fri night, fresh winds from the NE by Mon morning).

Fri
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
7
0.3
E
7
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.7
ENE
4
1.1
ENE
5
1.1
ENE
5
1
E
5
0.9
E
5
1.2
E
6
1.2
E
7
1.1
ESE
7
1.4
E
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
7
1.1
ESE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8
8
14
14
13
56
66
59
47
92
126
125
203
181
164
143
121
79
79
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
5
ESE
10
NE
15
NNE
25
NE
30
NE
30
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
25
SSE
25
S
30
S
25
S
20
SSW
Wind State
cross
on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
1:58AM0.99m
2:36PM1.30m
3:13AM0.98m
3:45PM1.31m
Low Tide
8:11PM0.43m
7:54AM0.43m
9:16PM0.44m
8:58AM0.43m
10:17PM0.41m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:02
7:00
7:00
 mm
Temp °C
24
24
23
22
20
20
20
21
20
20
21
21
21
21
22
22
23
23
23
Feels °C
25
26
23
21
16
16
16
18
17
18
18
18
19
20
20
19
21
22
23
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