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Wildwood Crest surfForecast / New Jersey / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Tuesday 26 May 2026 EDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Wildwood Crest surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Wildwood Crest sea temperature is
14.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Wildwood Crest today?
The current surf forecast for Wildwood Crest at 9AM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (26 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 7s |
| Evening (26 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Wildwood Crest. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Warm (max 24°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | |
33 | 33 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 33 | 33 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | off | cross-on | cross-off | |
High Tide | 4:52AM1.23m | 5:28PM1.39m | 5:42AM1.19m | 6:10PM1.44m | 6:26AM1.16m | 6:48PM1.48m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:53AM0.12m | 11:38PM0.20m | 11:36AM0.13m | 00:28AM0.17m | 12:16PM0.13m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — |
2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 19 | 18 |
23 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
 kJ | 33 | 33 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 14 | 33 | 33 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 7 | E 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | ENE 3 | — | — |
| kJ | 23 | 23 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 19 | 19 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 15 | 1 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | SSE 9 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | ENE 3 | NNE 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 59 | 53 | 53 | 28 | 67 | 67 | 29 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 63 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 227 | 286 |
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