Surf Forecasts:
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) & Date | Wave Height | Wave 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 ForecastLight 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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
18 | 11 | 11 | 28 | 30 | 19 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 24 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | 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 | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 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 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 4 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
18 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 10 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | NE 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 4 | S 4 | — | — | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 13 | SE 12 |
2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 24 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | E 9 | E 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | SE 13 | — | — |
2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 7 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 2 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 4 | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — | S 4 | S 3 | S 4 |
— | 1 | 11 | 28 | 30 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 10 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 505 | 2484 | 1524 | 2175 | 157 | 27 | 378 | 378 | 1325 | 1006 | 998 | 1172 | 1172 | 378 | 378 | 378 | 378 | 421 | 1035 | 613 | 126 |
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