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 10AM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 21). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| 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 ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Warm (max 27°C on Sun afternoon, min 18°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 4 | ESE 8 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 5 | ESE 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 22 | 46 | 45 | 37 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 14 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:44AM1.00m | 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 | ||||||||||||||||||
6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 5 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | NE 4 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ESE 8 | SE 13 | SE 13 | ENE 6 | ENE 4 | SE 4 | ENE 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 6 |
7 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 14 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 13 | ESE 8 | ENE 4 | ESE 8 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 |
7 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 14 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | — | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 14 | — | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | ENE 6 | ESE 8 | SE 13 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 8 | E 7 |
1 | — | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 3 | N 3 | NNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 4 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | SE 4 | — | SSE 4 | WSW 2 | WSW 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SSW 5 |
5 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 22 | 46 | 45 | 37 | 4 | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 88 | 88 | 553 | 553 | 998 | 5 | 1139 | 381 | 205 | 203 | 199 | 225 | 310 | 250 | 53 | 497 | 53 | 67 | 143 | 378 | 89 | 88 | 56 |
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