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Wildwood Crest surfForecast / New Jersey / USA
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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
15.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Wildwood Crest today (29 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 May, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 May, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Wildwood Crest at 12PM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 29). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (29 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (29 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Wildwood Crest. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Fri night, min 13°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Sat morning, calm by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 29 | Saturday 30 | Sunday 31 | Mon 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 9 | S 3 | S 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 8 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | |
17 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 28 | 40 | 40 | 105 | 113 | 130 | 96 | 96 | 73 | 73 | 49 | 48 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 7:06AM1.13m | 7:24PM1.50m | 7:43AM1.11m | 7:59PM1.51m | 8:20AM1.09m | 8:35PM1.52m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:53PM0.13m | 1:51AM0.12m | 1:29PM0.14m | 2:28AM0.12m | 2:05PM0.14m | |||||||||||||||||||
5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:16 | — | 8:17 | |
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Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
11 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 9 | NE 4 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | E 8 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
17 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 105 | 113 | 130 | 96 | 96 | 73 | 73 | 49 | 48 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | NE 4 | S 7 | S 7 | E 9 | S 6 | E 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | WNW 3 | — | SE 8 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | SE 9 | SE 8 | S 9 |
8 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 10 | NE 4 | NE 4 | E 9 | E 9 | — | E 8 | SW 4 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 9 | — | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 9 | S 8 | — | — | — | — |
— | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | — | S 3 | S 4 | SSW 4 | W 4 | WNW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | — | — | — | WNW 2 | W 2 | SSW 3 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 |
3 | 2 | 1 | — | 6 | 9 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 15 | 4 | 28 | 40 | 40 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 15 | 21 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 286 | 320 | 505 | 1012 | 998 | 495 | 546 | 116 | 546 | 561 | 520 | 1134 | 675 | 509 | 205 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 494 | 156 | 151 | 139 |
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