Wildwood Crest Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.97° N 74.82° W

Issued: 7 pm 01 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Wildwood Crest sea temperature is
21.2° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (02 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Wildwood Crest at 3AM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (02 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (02 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)5s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 33°C on Fri afternoon, min 24°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Wed night, light winds from the WSW by Fri morning).

Wed
1
Thursday
2
Friday
3
Sat
4
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
S
5
1.3
S
5
1.1
S
5
0.9
SSW
5
0.8
S
5
0.7
S
5
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
9
1
S
5
0.9
S
5
0.4
SE
9
0.9
SSW
5
0.4
SE
9
0.4
S
5
0.3
SE
7
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
67
87
55
35
27
21
15
14
33
47
39
23
33
20
8
8
23
23
14
22
13
13
13
13
Wind (km/h)
30
S
35
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
15
S
25
S
25
SSW
25
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
W
5
WSW
10
SSW
20
S
20
S
25
SW
15
W
15
W
15
W
10
WSW
15
S
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
High Tide
9:28PM1.51m
9:50AM1.12m
10:05PM1.50m
10:29AM1.14m
10:42PM1.47m
11:10AM1.17m
Low Tide
3:00PM0.15m
3:57AM0.13m
3:39PM0.16m
4:33AM0.12m
4:20PM0.18m
5:10AM0.12m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:37
5:37
5:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:28
8:28
8:28
8:28
 mm
1
Temp °C
27
25
24
24
24
25
29
31
30
32
30
28
27
27
30
33
33
32
30
29
27
26
29
31
Feels °C
25
22
22
23
24
26
32
32
29
31
30
29
30
30
33
35
33
32
29
30
27
26
30
32
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
10
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.6
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.4
S
5
0.3
SSE
5
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.5
S
5
0.4
S
5
0.4
S
5
0.3
S
5
Energy kJ
42
9
14
15
15
15
14
14
21
21
21
20
17
11
7
4
23
23
14
13
11
7
8
4
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.2
ESE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
Energy kJ
23
9
9
8
8
20
20
5
7
22
13
13
13
13
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
6
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
Energy kJ
6
8
8
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
S
5
1.3
S
5
1.1
S
5
0.9
SSW
5
0.8
S
5
0.7
S
5
0.6
S
5
0.6
S
4
0.9
S
4
1
S
5
0.9
S
5
0.7
S
5
0.9
SSW
5
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.6
S
5
0.2
W
3
0.2
WNW
2
Energy kJ
67
87
55
35
27
21
15
14
33
47
39
23
33
10
6
9
15
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
737
737
550
543
157
29
45
263
737
143
129
4
0
31
88
1174
53
116
95
4
67
88
255
28
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Rating
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1
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1
1
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Rating
(10 max)
3
1
2
2
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3
3
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2
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2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
9
8
7
6
6
6
8
9
9
9
9
8
5
5
5
5
5
7
4
5
5
5
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