Wildwood Crest Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.97° N 74.82° W

Wildwood Crest 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 27 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Wildwood Crest sea temperature is
24.6°C
1.7° 

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 (27 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Wildwood Crest at 4PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (27 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (27 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 27°C on Fri afternoon, min 21°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
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
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.7
SE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
30
27
28
31
32
31
31
52
30
71
28
28
27
27
26
26
24
20
22
23
15
10
16
Wind (km/h)
20
S
15
S
15
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
20
S
15
S
10
SW
5
NW
5
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
15
S
10
WSW
10
N
15
N
25
NE
25
NE
20
NE
20
ENE
15
ENE
10
E
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:41AM1.30m
7:59PM1.57m
8:17AM1.37m
8:35PM1.57m
8:54AM1.44m
9:11PM1.55m
Low Tide
1:40PM0.11m
2:18AM0.10m
2:20PM0.07m
2:50AM0.06m
3:00PM0.05m
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6:22
6:24
6:24
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7:37
7:36
7:34
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1
1
3
Temp °C
25
25
26
26
26
25
25
25
24
24
24
26
27
27
27
24
22
21
22
23
22
22
22
Feels °C
25
26
26
25
26
25
26
27
27
27
26
28
29
28
28
25
22
20
20
22
22
23
23
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