Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wildwood Crest today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Wildwood Crest at 6AM is: 0.3m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Wildwood Crest. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 28°C on Fri afternoon, min 21°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the S by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | SSE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 27 | 31 | 30 | 27 | 28 | 31 | 103 | 70 | 95 | 30 | 30 | 40 | 46 | 28 | 28 | 18 | 26 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 7:05AM1.22m | 7:24PM1.54m | 7:41AM1.30m | 7:59PM1.57m | 8:17AM1.37m | 8:35PM1.57m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:11AM0.21m | 12:59PM0.17m | 1:45AM0.15m | 1:40PM0.11m | 2:18AM0.10m | 2:20PM0.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 22 | 22 | 21 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 29 | 27 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | ESE 8 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | ESE 8 |
18 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 27 | 31 | 30 | 27 | 28 | 31 | 70 | 31 | 95 | 25 | 30 | 40 | 24 | 28 | 13 | 12 | 26 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | E 5 | SE 10 | E 14 | E 13 | E 6 | E 10 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 6 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 6 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 70 | 53 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 46 | 19 | 28 | 18 | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 14 | E 14 | E 6 | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | S 6 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 9 | SSE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 6 | 7 | 12 | 14 | 21 | 22 | 26 | 25 | 103 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 998 | 320 | 320 | 286 | 320 | 1009 | 998 | 151 | 148 | 160 | 251 | 255 | 263 | 1165 | 77 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 67 |
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