
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wildwood Crest today (21 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 6s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Wildwood Crest at 7AM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (21 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
| Evening (21 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Wildwood Crest. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 74mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 29°C on Wed afternoon, min 20°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Tue night, light winds from the ENE by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | E 5 | ENE 6 | E 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | 32 | 29 | 33 | 45 | 92 | 253 | 220 | 193 | 295 | 295 | 161 | 130 | 115 | 101 | 291 | 94 | 78 | 78 | 59 | 57 | 59 | 33 | 22 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:30AM1.22m | 2:15PM1.33m | 2:28AM1.11m | 3:14PM1.33m | 3:31AM1.03m | 4:13PM1.34m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:43AM0.17m | 8:31PM0.31m | 8:31AM0.23m | 9:34PM0.34m | 9:22AM0.27m | 10:37PM0.35m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | — | |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 35 | 3 | 24 | 4 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 23 | 24 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 23 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 25 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | E 12 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 12 | E 12 | S 6 | SSE 7 | — | — | — | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SE 8 |
6 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 123 | 102 | — | — | — | 161 | 130 | 115 | 101 | 94 | 94 | 78 | 78 | 59 | 56 | 35 | 18 | 22 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 12 | — | E 12 | — | — | W 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 7 |
— | — | 6 | — | 3 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 43 | 24 | 23 | 17 | 17 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | W 4 | — | — | — | S 8 | NNW 2 | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | E 5 | ENE 6 | E 6 |
18 | 32 | 29 | 33 | 45 | 92 | 253 | 220 | 193 | 295 | 295 | 7 | — | — | — | 291 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 57 | 59 | 33 | 22 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 998 | 1132 | 1132 | 1165 | 1165 | 1165 | 1165 | 88 | 36 | 263 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 370 | 370 | 345 |
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