Wildwood Crest Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.97° N 74.82° W

Issued: 7 pm 04 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Wildwood Crest sea temperature is
22.9° C

1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (05 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Wildwood Crest at 4AM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 04). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.7m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Jul)1ft (0.3m)8s
Afternoon (05 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)5s
Evening (05 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Sat night, min 22°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tue
7
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
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.9
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.4
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.4
SE
8
0.8
S
4
0.7
S
5
0.6
S
5
0.6
S
5
0.5
SSE
5
0.4
SE
9
0.7
SSE
4
0.8
SSE
4
0.7
SSE
4
0.9
S
5
0.6
S
5
0.5
SSE
5
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
13
20
28
10
11
11
8
7
7
18
26
25
20
20
14
22
18
21
21
40
18
14
13
13
Wind (km/h)
15
S
20
WSW
15
WNW
10
ENE
10
S
10
S
10
SSE
10
SE
15
SE
20
SSE
20
WNW
20
NE
15
ESE
10
SSE
15
S
10
S
15
E
20
ESE
15
ESE
5
WSW
5
WSW
10
NNE
20
NE
25
NE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-off
off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
High Tide
11:22PM1.42m
11:54AM1.22m
00:05AM1.37m
12:41PM1.27m
00:53AM1.30m
1:35PM1.34m
Low Tide
5:05PM0.20m
5:49AM0.12m
5:56PM0.22m
6:32AM0.12m
6:52PM0.23m
7:18AM0.11m
clear
clear
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:39
5:39
5:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:28
8:28
8:27
8:27
 mm
3
2
1
1
4
12
2
2
3
3
2
Temp °C
33
29
29
23
23
24
24
25
26
25
24
22
23
24
25
26
24
24
25
24
23
23
22
22
Feels °C
34
29
28
24
24
26
26
27
28
25
25
22
25
28
28
29
26
25
27
28
27
27
23
21
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.5
S
4
0.4
SSE
5
0.3
SE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.4
SSE
5
0.3
E
4
0.3
E
4
0.3
E
4
0.7
S
5
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.5
SSE
5
0.4
SE
9
0.2
ESE
10
0.7
SSE
5
0.6
S
5
0.5
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
5
Energy kJ
13
20
12
10
7
11
7
7
3
3
3
25
7
8
14
22
9
25
18
14
10
11
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
9
0.4
NW
4
0.2
ENE
4
0.2
ENE
4
0.2
ESE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.3
E
4
0.2
E
4
0.2
E
4
0.2
ESE
9
0.1
NE
5
0.1
NE
4
0.2
ENE
5
0.2
ENE
7
0.3
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.2
ESE
10
Energy kJ
7
3
1
1
7
18
7
3
1
1
8
1
1
2
5
9
15
14
13
9
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.1
E
7
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.1
E
10
Energy kJ
11
7
7
1
9
9
9
9
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.9
S
4
0.7
NW
3
0.4
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.7
SE
4
0.8
S
4
0.6
S
5
0.6
S
5
0.6
SSE
5
0.7
SSE
4
0.8
SSE
4
0.7
SSE
4
0.9
S
5
0.4
ENE
6
Energy kJ
6
13
28
11
7
8
7
18
26
20
20
15
18
21
21
40
13
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
1132
2164
0
88
1133
1186
88
3083
1396
3153
45
95
1450
740
740
1228
1396
341
46
0
0
45
59
126
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Rating
(10 max)
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1
1
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Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
9
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
6
5
5
5
9
8
8
8
7
8
5
5
5
7
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