Wildwood Crest Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.97° N 74.82° W

Issued: 1 am 04 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Wildwood Crest sea temperature is
22.9° C

1.5°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 (04 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Wildwood Crest at 6AM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 04). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Jul)1ft (0.3m)9s
Afternoon (04 Jul)1ft (0.3m)9s
Evening (04 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)4s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Warm (max 34°C on Sat afternoon, min 23°C on Sat night). Mainly strong winds.

Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
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
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.8
S
4
0.3
SE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.4
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.5
SSE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.6
S
5
0.6
SSE
5
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.6
SSE
4
0.7
SSE
4
0.6
S
4
0.4
SE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
13
13
13
13
13
13
22
12
18
11
11
11
7
7
40
18
16
20
23
21
14
17
13
23
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
SSW
25
SSE
50
W
20
ENE
10
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
15
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
10
ESE
20
SE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
30
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:10AM1.17m
11:22PM1.42m
11:54AM1.22m
00:05AM1.37m
12:41PM1.27m
Low Tide
5:10AM0.12m
5:05PM0.20m
5:49AM0.12m
5:56PM0.22m
6:32AM0.12m
6:52PM0.23m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:37
5:39
5:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:28
8:28
8:27
 mm
1
1
1
2
1
2
6
2
4
Temp °C
31
30
29
31
34
32
29
24
25
23
23
26
26
25
25
25
24
24
25
25
25
25
26
24
Feels °C
33
32
32
34
36
32
21
24
27
23
24
28
27
26
26
28
28
25
27
26
25
26
27
23
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
4
0.3
S
4
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.5
S
4
0.4
S
5
0.4
S
5
0.3
S
5
0.3
SE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.6
S
5
0.2
ESE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.3
ENE
5
Energy kJ
6
3
13
13
13
13
12
10
7
7
4
11
7
7
18
18
16
7
20
21
8
8
9
6
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
S
4
0.2
S
4
0.3
S
4
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
W
4
0.3
SE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.1
NE
5
0.2
ENE
5
0.2
ENE
5
0.2
ESE
10
Energy kJ
13
13
3
1
3
12
12
2
11
7
1
2
2
9
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.2
W
3
0.2
E
3
0.4
NE
5
0.4
SE
10
Energy kJ
18
11
1
1
6
23
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WNW
2
0.6
S
3
0.8
S
4
0.9
W
4
0.6
W
4
0.4
NW
4
0.4
S
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.5
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
4
0.6
SSE
5
0.7
SSE
5
0.7
SSE
5
0.6
SSE
4
0.7
SSE
4
0.6
S
4
0.5
SSE
4
Energy kJ
1
8
22
23
11
3
7
7
7
40
16
20
23
21
14
17
13
11
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
67
286
378
1339
2488
133
286
64
60
286
116
156
2488
1516
3155
1138
53
872
713
949
2488
2488
1132
263
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Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
9
9
9
8
6
5
5
6
6
6
5
5
8
8
8
8
7
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