Wildwood Crest Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.97° N 74.82° W

Wildwood Crest 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 22 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Wildwood Crest sea temperature is
24.0° C
0.8° 

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 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Wildwood Crest at 5AM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Jul)5ft (1.5m)8s
Afternoon (22 Jul)5ft (1.6m)8s
Evening (22 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Wed afternoon, min 20°C on Thu morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
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
1
0
1
1
0
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)
0.9
SSE
7
1.3
S
8
1.5
S
8
1.1
S
8
1.6
S
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.5
SSE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.8
ENE
5
0.9
ENE
5
0.9
ENE
6
0.8
E
6
0.7
E
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
86
198
294
161
331
115
94
70
75
68
51
51
35
23
23
21
20
20
21
24
43
54
47
38
Wind (km/h)
30
WSW
30
SW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
20
W
5
W
10
NNW
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
10
ENE
15
E
15
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
NE
20
NE
25
ENE
25
E
20
ENE
20
E
15
E
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:28AM1.11m
3:14PM1.33m
3:31AM1.03m
4:13PM1.34m
4:33AM1.00m
5:06PM1.37m
Low Tide
8:31AM0.23m
9:34PM0.34m
9:22AM0.27m
10:37PM0.35m
10:13AM0.29m
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clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:50
5:52
5:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:19
8:19
8:17
 mm
18
1
Temp °C
21
22
24
26
29
29
27
27
22
21
20
22
23
22
22
22
22
22
21
23
23
23
22
22
Feels °C
18
20
23
26
28
28
29
28
18
17
17
19
22
20
20
20
20
20
19
20
20
20
20
20
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