Wildwood Crest Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.97° N 74.82° W

Wildwood Crest 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 17 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Wildwood Crest sea temperature is
25.0° C
1.5° 

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 (17 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 5s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Wildwood Crest at 10AM is: 0.6m 5s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)5s
Afternoon (17 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)5s
Evening (17 Aug)1ft (0.3m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 29°C on Mon afternoon, min 24°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
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
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSE
5
0.7
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.4
S
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.3
S
5
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.5
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
11
0.4
SSE
7
0.5
SE
11
0.5
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
45
27
13
8
9
5
13
16
10
22
22
18
17
19
17
56
53
35
34
33
31
21
12
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
15
WSW
15
WNW
20
WNW
15
W
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NNW
10
N
5
N
5
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
5
NW
10
WNW
5
WNW
10
WSW
10
SSW
20
S
15
S
15
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:44AM1.46m
11:59PM1.29m
12:31PM1.41m
00:46AM1.17m
1:22PM1.35m
Low Tide
5:23AM0.09m
5:56PM0.19m
6:06AM0.18m
6:50PM0.29m
6:51AM0.26m
7:49PM0.36m
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:13
6:15
6:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:52
7:50
7:49
 mm
3
1
1
1
Temp °C
24
24
26
27
29
29
28
26
25
24
26
26
28
27
27
27
26
25
26
28
28
27
27
Feels °C
27
26
28
28
30
31
30
29
28
26
28
28
30
28
29
29
27
26
27
29
28
27
28
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