Wildwood Crest Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.97° N 74.82° W

Wildwood Crest 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 03 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Wildwood Crest sea temperature is
24.1° C
0.5° 

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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Wildwood Crest at 6PM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Afternoon (03 Aug)4ft (1.2m)8s
Evening (03 Aug)5ft (1.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Mon night, min 23°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
3
Tuesday
4
Wednesday
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)
1
0
3
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SSE
8
1.2
SSE
8
1.8
S
8
1.5
S
8
1
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
7
1
E
5
0.9
ENE
5
0.6
SSE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.8
SSE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
402
176
387
265
110
88
61
46
43
48
37
31
49
69
31
22
33
32
33
34
50
Wind (km/h)
25
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
10
SSW
15
NNE
20
NE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
15
NNE
10
N
5
WNW
10
N
5
NNE
5
E
5
SW
10
S
15
S
20
S
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:24AM1.39m
11:37PM1.37m
12:11PM1.43m
00:25AM1.29m
1:05PM1.46m
Low Tide
5:34PM0.17m
5:54AM0.10m
6:29PM0.20m
6:42AM0.12m
7:32PM0.23m
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:01
6:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:07
8:07
8:06
 mm
7
7
6
3
1
Temp °C
25
26
26
27
25
23
23
23
24
24
24
23
23
23
23
23
23
24
25
25
26
Feels °C
26
27
28
30
26
21
21
21
22
23
23
24
25
27
26
26
27
27
28
26
28
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