Wildwood Crest Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.97° N 74.82° W

Wildwood Crest 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 23 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Wildwood Crest sea temperature is
23.4°C
3.2° 

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 (23 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Wildwood Crest at 4PM is: 2.4m 10s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Sep)7ft (2.2m)9s
Afternoon (23 Sep)8ft (2.4m)10s
Evening (23 Sep)8ft (2.5m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ENE on Wed afternoon, moderate winds from the N by Fri night).

Wed
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
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
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2
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Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
E
9
2.4
E
10
2.4
E
10
2.5
E
10
2.5
E
11
2.5
E
11
2.5
E
11
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
3.5
E
12
3.5
E
12
3.5
E
12
3.5
ENE
12
2
E
12
3.5
E
12
3
E
12
3.5
ENE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
880
1043
1129
1277
1379
1492
1587
1763
1673
1731
1747
1747
1747
3167
3035
3035
3234
1175
2894
2966
3030
Wind (km/h)
45
NE
50
ENE
45
ENE
45
ENE
45
ENE
45
ENE
45
ENE
45
NE
40
NE
40
NE
45
NE
40
NE
40
NE
35
NNE
35
NNE
35
N
35
NNE
35
NNE
25
NNE
20
N
20
N
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:11PM1.47m
6:32AM1.33m
6:49PM1.51m
7:08AM1.44m
7:26PM1.53m
Low Tide
11:47AM0.24m
00:28AM0.20m
12:33PM0.16m
1:03AM0.12m
1:16PM0.08m
light rain
cloud
cloud
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part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:48
6:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:54
6:52
6:52
 mm
1
Temp °C
17
18
18
18
18
18
18
17
18
18
18
18
17
15
14
12
16
20
21
20
18
Feels °C
8
10
9
9
9
9
9
8
10
9
9
10
9
8
7
4
8
12
14
15
14
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