Wildwood Crest Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.97° N 74.82° W

Wildwood Crest 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 03 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Wildwood Crest sea temperature is
19.6°C
1.2° 

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 (03 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Wildwood Crest at 6PM is: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Oct)1ft (0.3m)11s
Afternoon (03 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)5s
Evening (03 Oct)3ft (0.9m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Tue morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Sat
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
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
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
11
0.8
ENE
5
0.4
SE
11
0.9
ENE
5
1
E
6
1.1
E
6
1.1
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.2
E
7
1.1
E
7
1.4
E
7
0.9
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.5
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
23
27
30
42
62
80
91
116
127
111
188
86
70
70
51
38
40
28
18
18
18
Wind (km/h)
20
NNE
25
NE
20
NE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
15
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NW
20
NW
25
NW
30
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
1:38PM1.55m
2:19AM1.12m
2:56PM1.52m
3:42AM1.17m
4:10PM1.53m
Low Tide
8:22PM0.23m
8:15AM0.25m
9:33PM0.21m
9:31AM0.23m
10:37PM0.17m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:56
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6:58
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6:38
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6:37
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6:36
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 mm
1
1
3
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
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Temp °C
16
16
16
17
17
17
17
17
17
18
18
18
18
17
17
16
18
19
19
18
17
Feels °C
13
12
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
16
17
17
18
17
17
15
16
15
12
13
12
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