Wildwood Crest surf break

Wildwood Crest surfForecast / New Jersey / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 19 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
13.8° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Wildwood Crest today?

The current surf forecast for Wildwood Crest at 4AM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 May)3ft (0.9m)6s
Afternoon (20 May)3ft (0.9m)6s
Evening (20 May)4ft (1.2m)5s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the E by Fri morning).

Tue
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Fri
22
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
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
S
5
1.3
S
5
1.3
S
5
1.2
S
6
1.1
S
6
0.9
S
6
0.8
S
6
0.8
S
6
1.2
S
5
1.2
S
5
0.9
S
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
6
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
1.1
ENE
5
0.9
ENE
5
0.9
ENE
5
0.8
ENE
5
1.1
E
5
1.4
E
5
1.5
E
6
1.5
E
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
82
97
97
92
91
60
47
44
74
83
54
51
40
30
22
35
55
41
36
32
57
112
160
173
Wind (km/h)
25
S
30
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
S
25
S
20
SSW
15
ENE
5
NE
15
NNE
20
NE
30
NE
35
NE
30
NE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
35
E
35
E
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:43PM1.77m
11:16AM1.23m
11:41PM1.68m
12:18PM1.19m
00:41AM1.56m
1:25PM1.19m
Low Tide
4:09PM-0.07m
5:16AM-0.08m
5:07PM0.01m
6:16AM-0.02m
6:10PM0.09m
7:17AM0.04m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:41
5:41
5:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:07
8:08
8:09
8:09
1
1
2
Temp °C
29
27
24
24
24
22
26
29
28
24
21
20
18
15
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
26
24
23
23
22
21
25
28
25
22
21
22
18
12
8
7
7
7
8
8
8
6
5
5
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
14
0.1
E
16
0.1
SE
16
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
9
0.1
SE
15
0.3
SE
9
0.9
S
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
Energy kJ
4
5
7
5
9
22
16
20
8
13
54
51
40
30
22
15
10
18
18
24
7
7
7
7
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
13
0.1
SE
10
0.1
E
16
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
14
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
Energy kJ
3
4
5
10
9
9
9
8
8
16
20
20
20
19
19
19
7
7
7
7
7
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
Energy kJ
5
3
3
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
S
5
1.3
S
5
1.3
S
5
1.2
S
6
1.1
S
6
0.9
S
6
0.8
S
6
0.8
S
6
1.2
S
5
1.2
S
5
0.8
SSW
6
0.3
NNE
2
0.4
NE
3
0.6
NE
4
0.9
ENE
4
1.1
ENE
5
0.9
ENE
5
0.9
ENE
5
0.8
ENE
5
1.1
E
5
1.4
E
5
1.5
E
6
1.5
E
6
Energy kJ
82
97
97
92
91
60
47
44
74
83
34
1
2
10
35
55
41
36
32
57
112
160
173
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
178
156
31
53
53
31
0
129
142
20
67
0
8
11
203
199
1006
367
199
203
407
415
424
378
Best forecast wave conditions in New Jersey
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
1
3
3
1
1
2
1
2
1
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
7
7
7
7
5
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