Wildwood Crest Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.97° N 74.82° W

Wildwood Crest 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 12 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Wildwood Crest sea temperature is
25.7° C
2.0° 

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 (12 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Wildwood Crest at 11PM is: 0.3m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Aug)--
Afternoon (12 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)6s
Evening (12 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Thu afternoon, min 21°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the NE by Fri night).

Wed
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.4
SSW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
E
11
0.4
SW
3
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3
3
6
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
8
8
3
3
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
10
S
15
S
20
SSW
15
WSW
15
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
SW
15
S
10
SW
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NE
5
E
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:15PM1.80m
8:40AM1.46m
9:03PM1.75m
9:28AM1.50m
9:49PM1.67m
Low Tide
2:38AM-0.09m
2:39PM-0.09m
3:21AM-0.09m
3:28PM-0.06m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:09
6:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:58
7:57
7:55
 mm
Temp °C
26
25
25
25
23
23
25
28
29
29
29
27
25
24
24
24
22
22
23
Feels °C
27
25
24
25
23
24
25
28
30
30
30
27
23
22
23
25
23
22
23
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