Wildwood Crest Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.97° N 74.82° W

Wildwood Crest 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 08 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Wildwood Crest sea temperature is
18.7°C
0.9° 

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 (08 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 4s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Wildwood Crest at 6AM is: 0.9m 4s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)5s
Afternoon (08 Oct)1ft (0.3m)4s
Evening (08 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
4
0.9
SSW
4
0.4
SSE
5
0.5
S
4
0.4
S
4
0.3
S
4
0.3
S
4
0.2
S
4
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.2
ESE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
23
28
7
9
6
3
3
2
3
3
8
8
7
7
11
10
10
9
9
14
15
15
15
4
Wind (km/h)
25
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
20
W
20
WNW
10
WNW
5
N
5
WNW
10
W
15
NW
15
NNW
10
NW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
N
5
N
0
NNW
5
NE
10
ENE
10
ESE
10
SSE
10
SE
15
ESE
15
SE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
6:34AM1.49m
6:53PM1.55m
7:17AM1.57m
7:36PM1.51m
7:57AM1.62m
8:15PM1.46m
Low Tide
00:20AM0.05m
12:38PM0.06m
1:02AM0.02m
1:26PM0.02m
1:40AM0.01m
2:10PM0.01m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
part cloud
cloud
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6:30
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6:30
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6:28
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Temp °C
17
17
16
18
22
23
22
22
20
17
16
17
19
20
19
19
19
19
18
18
19
19
19
19
Feels °C
13
13
12
15
18
20
20
21
17
14
12
14
15
17
16
17
17
17
15
16
16
16
16
17
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