Wildwood Crest surf break

Wildwood Crest surfForecast / New Jersey / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Friday 20 Mar 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
5.2° C
(Which is 1.0°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 3AM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm March 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Mar)3ft (0.9m)6s
Afternoon (21 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (21 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
S
1.6
S
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
0.9
S
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.6
SSE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
ESE
0.8
S
0.9
S
1
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.3
S
0.9
SSE
0.6
S
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
Period(s) (?)566666999888884455566688
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)112152121120108593030292847181822213346838011062282018
Wind
(km/h)
40
S
40
SSW
35
SSW
30
SW
10
W
10
WNW
20
NNW
5
N
15
E
15
SE
20
SSE
20
S
15
S
25
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SW
15
WNW
10
NNW
30
NNE
25
NNE
15
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:31PM
1.61
9:53AM
1.39
10:17PM
1.63
10:40AM
1.30
11:07PM
1.61
11:31AM
1.20
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:16PM
-0.17
3:49AM
-0.18
3:57PM
-0.15
4:39AM
-0.13
4:41PM
-0.10
5:34AM
-0.05
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Sunrise-----7:01-------7:00-------6:58--
Sunset7:09-------7:10-------7:12-------
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
Rain (mm)
--2-----------------181-
Temp. °C9910111110131497778812151614161513757
Feels °C (?)0-1359810125322438111281012120-13
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