Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wildwood Crest today (23 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Wildwood Crest at 5AM is: 0.1m 13s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Wildwood Crest. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sun afternoon, min 20°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 4 | ESE 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 34 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 4:57AM1.01m | 5:23PM1.39m | 5:46AM1.07m | 6:08PM1.45m | 6:28AM1.14m | 6:47PM1.50m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:33AM0.34m | 11:51PM0.34m | 11:27AM0.29m | 00:34AM0.28m | 12:16PM0.23m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 24 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | ESE 8 | SE 4 | ESE 8 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 12 | SE 11 | S 3 | SSE 5 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 7 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 20 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | SE 12 | ESE 8 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | E 7 | E 7 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 |
| kJ | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | SE 13 | ESE 8 | SE 12 | E 8 | SE 12 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | — | NE 6 | SSE 5 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | SE 5 | — | E 6 |
| kJ | 17 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | SE 3 | — | S 4 | — | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | — | — | — | S 6 | S 3 | — | NNW 2 | N 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 2 | WNW 2 | — | SW 3 | S 3 |
| kJ | 34 | 4 | — | 3 | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | 15 | 5 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 53 | 378 | 378 | 378 | 67 | 525 | 88 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 95 | 95 | 160 | 56 | 28 | 88 | 95 | 156 | 156 | 88 | 156 | 95 | 95 | 95 |
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