Wildwood Crest Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.97° N 74.82° W

Wildwood Crest 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Wildwood Crest sea temperature is
24.3° C
1.3° 

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 (19 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Wildwood Crest at 2AM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 18). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jul)2ft (0.6m)7s
Afternoon (19 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Evening (19 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 27°C on Sun afternoon, min 21°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sat night, light winds from the NE by Sun night).

Sat
18
Sunday
19
Monday
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
1
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)
1.1
S
5
1.3
S
5
1.1
S
5
0.9
S
6
0.8
S
7
0.7
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
51
87
70
62
57
43
34
26
29
28
18
17
16
17
19
19
17
19
18
Wind (km/h)
35
S
40
SW
25
SW
30
SW
25
WSW
20
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
10
NNE
10
NE
15
N
15
NNE
15
NE
15
ESE
15
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
on
on
on
High Tide
11:50PM1.50m
12:26PM1.37m
00:38AM1.35m
1:19PM1.35m
Low Tide
5:32PM0.07m
6:08AM0.02m
6:30PM0.17m
6:55AM0.10m
7:29PM0.25m
clear
heavy rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:48
5:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:22
8:21
8:21
 mm
18
3
4
Temp °C
29
23
24
24
24
24
25
27
27
27
24
23
21
21
23
24
24
24
24
Feels °C
28
20
23
23
24
25
24
26
24
26
24
25
20
19
21
23
23
23
23
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