Wildwood Crest Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.97° N 74.82° W

Wildwood Crest 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 28 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Wildwood Crest sea temperature is
24.9°C
2.0° 

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 (28 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Wildwood Crest at 7PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (28 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (28 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 27°C on Fri afternoon, min 20°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the S by Sun afternoon).

Fri
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.7
ENE
5
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.8
SSE
4
0.9
S
4
0.8
S
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
28
28
28
27
26
26
17
20
19
22
16
16
16
17
18
18
11
11
19
28
22
Wind (km/h)
5
SSW
5
W
5
W
10
W
15
N
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NE
15
ENE
15
ESE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
15
S
25
S
30
S
25
S
25
SSW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:17AM1.37m
8:35PM1.57m
8:54AM1.44m
9:11PM1.55m
9:32AM1.51m
9:50PM1.50m
Low Tide
2:20PM0.07m
2:50AM0.06m
3:00PM0.05m
3:24AM0.04m
3:41PM0.05m
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:36
7:34
7:32
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
26
27
27
27
26
23
21
20
22
23
22
22
23
23
23
23
23
24
25
25
25
Feels °C
30
30
29
28
26
20
17
17
20
22
21
22
23
23
23
24
24
23
23
24
25
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