Wildwood Crest Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.97° N 74.82° W

Issued: 1 pm 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) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Wildwood Crest at 8PM is: 0.6m 4s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Jul)1ft (0.3m)8s
Afternoon (05 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (05 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)4s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Warm (max 27°C on Sun afternoon, min 19°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wed
8
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
5 AM
8 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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SSE
5
0.6
S
4
0.8
S
4
0.6
S
5
0.6
S
5
0.6
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.6
S
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.6
ENE
4
0.6
NE
4
0.6
NE
4
0.6
NE
4
0.8
ENE
5
0.9
ENE
5
1.1
ENE
6
1
ENE
6
1
ENE
6
1
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
11
18
7
9
22
15
17
18
12
12
16
9
9
11
9
10
28
44
71
68
71
73
57
58
Wind (km/h)
10
S
15
SSE
20
SSE
25
S
20
N
15
E
15
ENE
10
ENE
5
WSW
5
SW
5
S
5
WSW
20
NE
15
NNE
20
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
25
NE
25
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
20
NE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
High Tide
11:54AM1.22m
00:05AM1.37m
12:41PM1.27m
00:53AM1.30m
1:35PM1.34m
1:48AM1.23m
Low Tide
5:56PM0.22m
6:32AM0.12m
6:52PM0.23m
7:18AM0.11m
7:53PM0.23m
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
rain showers
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
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
2
2
2
1
4
3
2
3
1
1
1
Temp °C
25
27
26
25
22
23
22
23
24
25
26
24
21
20
20
20
20
22
22
21
20
20
19
20
Feels °C
28
28
27
25
22
24
23
26
28
29
30
28
21
21
20
19
19
22
21
19
18
20
18
19
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
4
0.3
SE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.6
S
5
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.5
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.3
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
5
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
Energy kJ
4
11
7
7
15
7
8
8
8
13
8
7
7
4
10
10
10
6
6
14
13
13
13
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ENE
6
0.3
ENE
7
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
6
0.2
SSE
6
Energy kJ
11
18
7
9
9
9
9
3
10
9
9
15
14
2
2
3
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
4
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
6
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
SE
5
0.1
SE
5
0.1
SE
5
Energy kJ
1
1
1
9
9
2
2
2
1
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.6
S
4
0.8
S
4
0.6
S
5
0.6
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.6
S
5
0.6
ENE
4
0.6
NE
4
0.6
NE
4
0.6
NE
4
0.8
ENE
5
0.9
ENE
5
1.1
ENE
6
1
ENE
6
1
ENE
6
1
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
7
Energy kJ
4
7
9
22
17
18
12
12
16
8
11
9
8
28
44
71
68
71
73
57
58
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
1186
1009
1542
1050
88
53
1172
88
31
116
29
386
504
27
255
522
367
205
205
205
11
37
8
199
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Rating
(10 max)
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1
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1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
2
3
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
8
8
8
8
7
8
7
5
5
7
9
9
9
8
7
7
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