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) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Wildwood Crest at 8AM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 17). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 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) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Wildwood Crest. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon afternoon, min 6°C on Sat night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 5 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 8 | SE 9 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 19 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 58 | 3 | 229 | 315 | 407 | 422 | 490 | 514 | 545 | 566 | 727 | 932 | 1724 | 2274 | 3910 | 4470 | 3723 | 3470 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | 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-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:18AM1.01m | 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 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 12 | 5 | -1 | -2 | -2 | 0 | 1 | -1 | -2 | -3 | -2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 11 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | E 12 | E 12 |
| kJ | 19 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 58 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1724 | 2274 | 1901 | 1670 | 1617 | 1544 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 9 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | SE 9 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | — | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 13 | 4 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | NNW 4 | N 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 |
| kJ | 10 | 24 | 47 | 73 | 64 | 45 | 38 | 67 | 229 | 315 | 407 | 422 | 490 | 514 | 545 | 566 | 727 | 932 | 1214 | 1519 | 3910 | 4470 | 3723 | 3470 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1339 | 556 | 505 | 998 | 998 | 998 | 1035 | 543 | 1132 | 506 | 543 | 205 | 1132 | 199 | 1373 | 638 | 635 | 225 | 362 | 2177 | 537 | 635 | 515 | 515 |
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