Wildwood Crest Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.97° N 74.82° W

Issued: 7 am 05 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Wildwood Crest sea temperature is
24.1° C

2.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (05 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Wildwood Crest at 1PM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 05). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Jul)1ft (0.3m)8s
Afternoon (05 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (05 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 26°C on Sun afternoon, min 20°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wed
8
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
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
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
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SSE
5
0.4
SE
8
0.8
S
4
1
S
5
0.4
SE
9
0.7
S
5
0.7
S
4
0.4
SE
9
1
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.8
S
5
0.6
SSE
5
0.5
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.9
ENE
4
0.8
ENE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
11
11
11
18
7
18
25
50
27
25
19
26
45
35
27
17
13
9
10
11
15
14
26
25
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
SE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
NW
20
ENE
20
ESE
10
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
25
SW
5
WNW
10
SSW
10
WSW
5
SW
0
NW
20
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross
off
cross-on
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
11:54AM1.22m
00:05AM1.37m
12:41PM1.27m
00:53AM1.30m
1:35PM1.34m
1:48AM1.23m
Low Tide
5:49AM0.12m
5:56PM0.22m
6:32AM0.12m
6:52PM0.23m
7:18AM0.11m
7:53PM0.23m
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
mod rain
mod rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:39
5:39
5:39
5:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:28
8:27
8:27
8:27
 mm
2
1
1
1
1
4
7
8
1
Temp °C
24
23
24
26
26
25
23
22
23
24
25
26
25
26
24
24
23
23
24
26
23
21
20
20
Feels °C
26
25
26
27
28
25
23
22
23
28
27
27
27
29
24
27
26
27
28
30
23
20
19
19
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
8
0.4
SSE
4
0.3
SSE
4
0.3
SE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.7
S
5
0.4
SE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.8
S
5
0.6
SSE
5
0.5
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.3
SSE
5
0.3
SSE
5
0.3
SSE
6
Energy kJ
11
6
4
11
7
18
7
22
19
8
8
22
22
23
27
17
13
9
10
11
11
6
6
6
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ENE
6
0.3
E
6
0.3
E
6
0.3
E
6
0.3
E
6
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
Energy kJ
11
11
18
7
9
9
4
6
6
6
6
14
14
13
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
4
0.2
E
6
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.1
SE
5
0.1
SE
5
0.1
SE
5
Energy kJ
1
3
9
9
9
9
15
1
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
4
0.3
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.7
SSE
4
0.8
S
4
1
S
5
0.7
SSE
5
0.7
S
5
0.7
S
4
0.9
SSE
4
1
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.6
ENE
3
0.9
ENE
4
0.8
ENE
5
Energy kJ
6
4
7
14
25
50
27
25
19
26
45
35
8
26
25
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
1133
1134
1186
3203
1542
1050
67
1050
1172
29
2488
2488
505
1172
88
29
67
67
29
202
202
205
205
205
Best forecast wave conditions in New Jersey
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
2
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
4
2
2
2
2
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
8
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
7
9
9
9
8
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