Wildwood Crest Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.97° N 74.82° W

Wildwood Crest 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 12 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Wildwood Crest sea temperature is
18.3°C
1.0° 

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 (12 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Wildwood Crest at 7AM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 12). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Oct)4ft (1.2m)8s
Afternoon (12 Oct)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (12 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
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)
2
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SE
9
1.3
SE
9
1.3
SE
8
1.1
SE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
NE
6
0.6
S
3
0.8
S
4
0.9
S
4
0.9
SSW
4
0.9
SSW
4
0.7
S
5
0.6
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
311
269
250
158
117
84
55
21
28
14
13
12
9
7
18
28
29
34
29
24
23
16
15
14
Wind (km/h)
5
SSE
20
NNE
25
N
25
NNW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
S
20
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
15
SW
10
NW
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
off
High Tide
9:11AM1.62m
9:31PM1.31m
9:47AM1.58m
10:08PM1.23m
10:25AM1.53m
10:48PM1.15m
Low Tide
2:50AM0.07m
3:30PM0.07m
3:24AM0.12m
4:10PM0.13m
3:59AM0.19m
4:52PM0.20m
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
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7:07
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6:24
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6:23
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 mm
3
1
5
1
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Temp °C
20
17
15
15
19
21
21
19
18
18
18
19
21
22
22
21
21
21
20
23
27
28
28
25
Feels °C
23
15
12
11
17
19
20
18
18
18
18
19
20
20
19
18
19
19
18
22
27
28
28
25
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