Wildwood Crest Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.97° N 74.82° W

Wildwood Crest 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 30 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Wildwood Crest sea temperature is
24.8°C
2.2° 

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 (30 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Wildwood Crest at 6PM is: 0.7m 4s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (30 Aug)1ft (0.3m)8s
Evening (30 Aug)3ft (0.9m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 27°C on Mon night, min 23°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sun
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.7
S
3
0.9
S
4
0.9
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.6
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
18
11
11
28
30
19
15
11
10
10
9
9
9
8
8
8
7
7
7
10
24
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
20
S
25
S
30
S
25
SSW
15
SW
5
W
0
SSE
5
SE
5
S
5
SSE
10
SSE
10
W
10
WNW
10
NW
5
NNE
5
S
10
S
15
SSE
20
SSW
15
SE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
on
High Tide
9:32AM1.51m
9:50PM1.50m
10:13AM1.55m
10:31PM1.44m
10:57AM1.58m
Low Tide
3:41PM0.05m
4:00AM0.04m
4:26PM0.07m
4:39AM0.06m
5:16PM0.12m
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:32
7:30
7:30
 mm
2
1
5
1
Temp °C
24
24
26
25
25
25
23
23
24
25
26
27
27
26
25
24
25
26
27
24
25
Feels °C
25
23
25
23
24
26
26
28
28
28
29
30
29
28
27
26
28
28
28
25
27
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