Wildwood Crest surf break

Wildwood Crest surfForecast / New Jersey / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Wednesday 27 May 2026 EDT
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Wildwood Crest surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Wildwood Crest sea temperature is
14.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Wildwood Crest today?

The current surf forecast for Wildwood Crest at 6AM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 May)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Afternoon (27 May)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (27 May)1.5ft (0.5m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 24°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
Friday
29
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
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.5
SSE
8
0.5
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SSE
8
0.5
SSE
8
0.5
SE
9
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.5
S
3
0.6
S
3
0.6
S
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
16
20
20
8
17
25
34
32
44
34
37
35
38
21
18
11
11
11
11
11
7
3
8
10
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
10
SW
15
SSW
15
WSW
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
WSW
15
W
10
NW
20
NNW
15
NW
20
WNW
30
NW
20
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
10
NNW
10
W
10
WSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SW
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
High Tide
5:42AM1.19m
6:10PM1.44m
6:26AM1.16m
6:48PM1.48m
7:06AM1.13m
7:24PM1.50m
Low Tide
11:38PM0.20m
11:36AM0.13m
00:28AM0.17m
12:16PM0.13m
1:12AM0.14m
12:53PM0.13m
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<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>
8:14
8:15
8:15
1
2
1
1
3
2
1
1
Temp °C
19
19
20
21
23
24
23
21
21
20
19
22
23
22
21
18
15
13
14
17
19
18
19
18
19
20
21
23
25
25
24
22
21
21
17
19
18
16
17
15
10
9
12
15
16
14
16
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.5
SSE
8
0.5
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.5
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
8
0.5
SSE
8
0.5
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.1
NE
4
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
Energy kJ
16
20
20
8
17
25
34
32
44
29
37
35
34
21
18
11
11
11
11
11
7
1
3
3
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.2
SSE
8
0.3
S
6
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
7
0.5
SE
8
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.5
SE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
7
0.3
S
7
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
7
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
7
0.2
S
7
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
S
7
Energy kJ
11
10
5
7
6
1
1
1
1
34
21
23
38
8
9
8
3
4
3
3
3
2
2
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
10
0.1
NE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
Energy kJ
8
5
5
10
4
4
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
3
0.3
SW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.6
WNW
3
0.5
NW
4
0.4
NNW
3
0.4
NNW
3
0.4
NNW
3
0.3
N
3
0.5
S
3
0.6
S
3
0.6
S
4
Energy kJ
3
1
2
7
6
3
3
3
2
3
8
10
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
Distance (km)
45
45
28
29
67
29
31
31
0
0
8
0
0
60
207
95
199
270
270
315
998
737
945
257
Best forecast wave conditions in New Jersey
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
2
1
1
1
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
3
1
2
1
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
7
9
6
6
6
6
9
8
9
8
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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