Wildwood Crest surf break

Wildwood Crest surfForecast / New Jersey / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Sunday 31 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
16.2° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Wildwood Crest today (31 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Wildwood Crest at 6PM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 May)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Afternoon (31 May)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Evening (31 May)2.5ft (0.7m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sun night, min 12°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the ENE by Mon night).

Sun
31
Monday
1
Tuesday
2
Wed
3
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.4
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.8
E
4
1
E
4
1.1
ENE
5
1.1
ENE
6
1.1
ENE
6
1.1
ENE
6
1.1
E
6
0.9
E
6
0.8
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.5
E
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
133
128
98
104
73
72
48
45
27
41
108
19
39
64
80
92
95
92
65
66
68
51
35
22
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
15
WSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
25
SW
10
WSW
5
NE
15
NE
25
E
20
E
20
ENE
30
ENE
30
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
25
NE
20
E
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SW
10
WSW
5
NW
10
N
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
8:20AM1.09m
8:35PM1.52m
8:56AM1.08m
9:11PM1.51m
9:33AM1.06m
9:49PM1.48m
Low Tide
2:05PM0.14m
3:05AM0.12m
2:42PM0.15m
3:42AM0.13m
3:19PM0.17m
4:21AM0.15m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:35
5:35
5:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:16
8:17
8:19
8:20
Temp °C
15
18
19
19
20
16
16
16
17
17
17
16
13
12
12
12
15
15
15
16
16
16
15
15
13
14
15
14
15
12
15
16
14
12
13
12
7
7
7
7
10
11
12
12
13
14
13
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.7
S
4
0.5
S
5
0.4
E
9
0.4
S
5
0.3
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.8
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.5
E
6
Energy kJ
133
128
98
104
73
72
20
10
27
8
4
2
2
2
3
3
3
1
1
66
68
51
35
22
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
SE
9
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.4
S
5
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.2
S
6
0.4
E
9
0.1
S
6
0.3
E
9
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
9
Energy kJ
1
1
3
3
2
3
48
45
7
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
25
1
16
7
7
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
Energy kJ
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
1
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
3
0.5
S
3
0.6
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.7
SSW
4
0.5
E
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.8
E
4
1
E
4
1.1
ENE
5
1.1
ENE
6
1.1
ENE
6
1.1
ENE
6
1.1
E
6
0.9
E
6
Energy kJ
2
4
9
10
16
41
108
19
39
64
80
92
95
92
65
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
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
156
133
53
24
0
0
126
225
361
494
494
199
196
199
207
494
495
53
4
0
0
64
Best forecast wave conditions in New Jersey
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
2
2
3
4
3
3
3
1
2
1
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
8
5
4
6
4
5
4
5
5
5
4
4
5
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