Wildwood Crest Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.97° N 74.82° W

Wildwood Crest 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 15 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Wildwood Crest sea temperature is
24.9° C
1.3° 

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 (15 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Wildwood Crest at 9AM is: 0.1m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)9s
Afternoon (15 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)9s
Evening (15 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Mon afternoon, min 21°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the S by Sun night).

Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
E
12
0.1
SE
9
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
S
6
0.4
SSE
3
0.5
SSE
3
0.5
SSE
4
0.7
SE
4
1
SSE
4
1.3
S
5
1.2
S
5
1.4
S
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
6
7
14
41
86
82
125
42
27
21
26
29
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NE
10
ESE
10
SE
15
ESE
15
SSE
10
S
10
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
25
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
35
S
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
WSW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
10:15AM1.51m
10:33PM1.56m
10:59AM1.50m
11:16PM1.43m
11:44AM1.46m
Low Tide
4:02AM-0.05m
4:16PM0.01m
4:43AM0.01m
5:05PM0.09m
5:23AM0.09m
5:56PM0.19m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:11
6:13
6:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:53
7:52
7:52
 mm
4
3
1
2
Temp °C
25
24
23
24
24
25
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
21
23
23
24
24
24
25
27
29
28
28
Feels °C
27
25
24
25
26
26
24
24
25
25
24
23
22
19
20
20
24
24
26
27
28
30
30
30
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