Wildwood Crest Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.97° N 74.82° W

Wildwood Crest 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 22 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Wildwood Crest sea temperature is
24.9°C
1.7° 

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 (22 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Wildwood Crest at 8AM is: 0.3m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Aug)1ft (0.3m)7s
Afternoon (22 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (22 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 27°C on Sun afternoon, min 21°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
9
0.3
ENE
6
0.3
ENE
7
0.5
E
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
13
0.2
ESE
13
0.7
SE
4
0.8
SSE
4
0.7
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.5
S
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.2
ESE
12
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
6
0.2
ESE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.3
SE
12
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8
8
9
33
22
116
17
17
24
17
14
11
7
7
11
14
14
17
15
14
35
21
20
19
Wind (km/h)
5
SE
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
S
20
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
W
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
15
W
20
WNW
20
W
20
W
10
WSW
5
NW
Wind State
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
3:55AM0.98m
4:30PM1.34m
4:57AM1.01m
5:23PM1.39m
5:46AM1.07m
6:08PM1.45m
Low Tide
9:35AM0.37m
11:00PM0.39m
10:33AM0.34m
11:51PM0.34m
11:27AM0.29m
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
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>
6:18
6:18
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:45
7:43
7:42
 mm
1
3
3
2
1
4
2
1
Temp °C
22
22
21
21
21
23
24
24
23
23
23
24
26
27
26
26
23
22
22
23
25
25
25
24
Feels °C
24
24
21
21
21
23
24
23
23
24
24
24
26
25
24
24
20
21
20
19
22
20
23
23
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