Wildwood Crest surf break

Wildwood Crest surfForecast / New Jersey / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 15 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
13.3° C
(Which is 1.4°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 4PM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 15). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 May)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Afternoon (15 May)2ft (0.6m)9s
Evening (15 May)2.5ft (0.7m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Fri night, fresh winds from the S by Sat night).

Fri
15
Saturday
16
Sunday
17
Mon
18
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
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.7
SE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
10
0.6
SSE
9
1
S
4
1.3
S
5
1.2
S
5
1.1
S
6
1
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
88
47
66
83
69
68
64
45
47
52
35
83
79
94
108
97
73
66
54
42
54
40
40
39
Wind (km/h)
25
NW
15
WNW
25
NW
10
WNW
10
WSW
5
W
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
S
20
S
25
S
30
S
30
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
10
W
5
WSW
5
SW
15
S
10
SSW
10
S
10
S
5
ESE
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
7:12PM1.76m
7:37AM1.35m
8:02PM1.83m
8:29AM1.34m
8:54PM1.86m
Low Tide
12:48PM-0.10m
1:41AM-0.14m
1:36PM-0.14m
2:33AM-0.18m
2:25PM-0.15m
3:25AM-0.17m
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:46
5:45
5:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:04
8:05
8:06
8:07
Temp °C
13
16
17
18
18
17
15
15
18
21
22
19
19
21
19
19
21
23
24
23
24
24
23
23
7
12
12
15
15
15
12
12
15
16
16
13
14
17
15
17
21
24
25
22
24
24
24
24
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.7
SE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.5
SE
8
1
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
Energy kJ
88
47
66
83
69
68
64
45
47
43
28
27
25
30
108
97
73
66
54
42
54
40
40
39
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.6
ESE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SSE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
9
0.6
SSE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
Energy kJ
32
16
58
20
18
13
18
20
49
19
17
14
6
6
12
5
5
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ESE
9
0.5
SSE
8
0.6
ESE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
ESE
9
0.3
ENE
8
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
Energy kJ
53
38
59
20
9
8
14
4
4
4
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NW
4
0.4
NW
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.2
WNW
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.3
W
3
0.3
WSW
2
0.3
SW
2
0.6
S
8
1
S
4
1.3
S
5
1.2
S
5
1.1
S
6
0.5
WSW
3
0.4
W
3
Energy kJ
14
3
2
1
2
1
1
1
52
35
83
79
94
6
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
8
4
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
20
250
370
550
1165
496
31
16
20
3
0
20
20
20
Best forecast wave conditions in New Jersey
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
4
4
2
4
2
2
3
4
5
4
4
9
3
3
4
4
8
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
4
6
6
5
5
4
5
5
5
9
9
7
4
4
5
8
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