Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wildwood Crest today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Wildwood Crest at 7PM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 7s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Wildwood Crest. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 29°C on Wed afternoon, min 22°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
14 | 22 | 22 | 12 | 19 | 56 | 53 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 22 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 12:31PM1.41m | 00:46AM1.17m | 1:22PM1.35m | 1:39AM1.06m | 2:21PM1.32m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:50PM0.29m | 6:51AM0.26m | 7:49PM0.36m | 7:42AM0.33m | 8:53PM0.40m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 |
Feels °C | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 24 | 25 | 28 | 27 | 23 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 3 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
14 | 22 | 22 | 11 | 11 | 56 | 53 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 22 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 9 | S 3 | S 3 | SE 5 | — | SE 5 | SE 5 |
7 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | — | — | SE 8 | NE 4 | — | S 6 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 5 | — | SE 5 | — | E 6 |
6 | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 2 | SSW 3 | S 3 | — | SSW 3 | — | — | — | ENE 3 | ENE 4 |
— | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 5 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 167 | 343 | 344 | 250 | 142 | 31 | 0 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 546 | 129 | 539 | 156 | 286 | 207 | 199 | 1450 | 527 | 546 | 526 |
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