Wildwood Crest Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.97° N 74.82° W

Wildwood Crest 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 19 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Wildwood Crest sea temperature is
24.1° C
0.7° 

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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Wildwood Crest at 9AM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Afternoon (19 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (19 Aug)1ft (0.3m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Wed afternoon, min 22°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
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)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
11
0.5
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.7
E
4
0.6
E
4
0.5
E
4
0.7
ESE
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
56
53
35
34
33
31
13
12
12
12
12
11
7
7
7
7
7
7
12
11
15
12
8
13
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
5
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
15
W
10
W
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WNW
5
NNW
10
ENE
10
E
10
NE
15
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
E
15
E
20
E
15
E
Wind State
glassy
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
00:46AM1.17m
1:22PM1.35m
1:39AM1.06m
2:21PM1.32m
2:44AM1.00m
3:27PM1.31m
Low Tide
6:51AM0.26m
7:49PM0.36m
7:42AM0.33m
8:53PM0.40m
8:37AM0.37m
9:59PM0.41m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:15
6:16
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:49
7:47
7:45
 mm
2
4
1
Temp °C
25
24
23
25
27
29
27
27
27
25
25
24
25
26
24
24
24
23
23
24
23
23
22
23
Feels °C
28
27
24
26
26
28
26
26
26
25
26
26
28
29
26
26
26
24
23
23
22
23
22
24
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