Wildwood Crest Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.97° N 74.82° W

Wildwood Crest 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 20 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Wildwood Crest sea temperature is
24.3° C
1.1° 

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 (20 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Wildwood Crest at 6AM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jul)1ft (0.3m)7s
Afternoon (20 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Evening (20 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 38mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 27°C on Wed afternoon, min 20°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Mon morning, near gales from the SW by Tue night).

Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
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
1
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Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.3
SSE
7
0.3
SSE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
4
0.8
SSE
4
1.1
SE
5
1.2
SE
5
1
SSE
6
1
SSE
5
1.4
S
6
1.4
S
6
1.4
S
7
1.3
S
8
1.4
S
8
1.5
S
5
1.5
S
8
1.5
S
8
1.8
S
8
2.1
S
8
2.1
S
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
16
18
9
9
11
17
16
11
22
51
85
63
58
132
144
198
187
222
126
284
289
443
569
540
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
15
NE
15
NE
10
ENE
15
ESE
15
SE
20
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SSE
25
S
30
S
30
SSE
55
SW
25
SW
30
SW
35
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
15
WSW
15
NNW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
High Tide
00:38AM1.35m
1:19PM1.35m
1:30AM1.22m
2:15PM1.33m
2:28AM1.11m
3:14PM1.33m
Low Tide
6:55AM0.10m
7:29PM0.25m
7:43AM0.17m
8:31PM0.31m
8:31AM0.23m
9:34PM0.34m
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clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:48
5:50
5:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:21
8:20
8:19
 mm
1
1
8
4
3
1
5
4
3
7
1
Temp °C
24
22
21
23
24
24
24
23
23
24
25
25
25
26
23
23
24
24
24
26
26
27
26
25
Feels °C
26
23
20
23
24
24
24
21
23
25
27
25
24
25
17
23
23
22
24
26
26
27
27
25
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