Wildwood Crest Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.97° N 74.82° W

Wildwood Crest 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 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 6AM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am 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 6mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Fri afternoon, min 21°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
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
1
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)
0.6
SE
9
0.6
SE
9
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
ESE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.9
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
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.6
S
4
0.7
S
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
50
62
28
28
28
28
27
26
26
16
24
32
22
16
16
16
16
24
18
18
18
11
9
14
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
5
W
0
ESE
5
S
10
SSW
5
SSW
10
SSW
5
W
20
N
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NE
15
E
10
E
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SSE
5
SSW
10
SSW
20
S
25
S
25
S
25
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
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
2:18AM0.10m
2:20PM0.07m
2:50AM0.06m
3:00PM0.05m
3:24AM0.04m
3:41PM0.05m
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
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
2
2
1
Temp °C
25
25
24
25
26
26
26
26
23
22
21
22
22
22
22
22
22
23
23
23
24
25
25
25
Feels °C
27
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
23
19
19
20
21
21
23
23
23
25
26
25
24
23
24
24
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