Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wildwood Crest today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Wildwood Crest at 6PM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Wildwood Crest. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Warm (max 27°C on Sun afternoon, min 20°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | E 3 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | ENE 4 | ESE 8 | SE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 11 | 13 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 14 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:27PM1.31m | 3:55AM0.98m | 4:30PM1.34m | 4:57AM1.01m | 5:23PM1.39m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:37AM0.37m | 9:59PM0.41m | 9:35AM0.37m | 11:00PM0.39m | 10:33AM0.34m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 8 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 24 |
Feels °C | 22 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ESE 8 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 |
3 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 12 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | — | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 13 | SE 13 | ESE 8 | SE 4 | SE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 |
4 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 14 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | SE 14 | — | — | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 13 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 12 | E 7 | SE 8 | — |
7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 7 | E 3 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | — | — | — | — | WSW 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 11 | 13 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 9 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 998 | 1511 | 207 | 386 | 202 | 56 | 207 | 367 | 341 | 286 | 523 | 496 | 53 | 88 | 378 | 546 | 378 | 561 | 100 | 167 | 64 |
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