Wildwood Crest Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.97° N 74.82° W

Wildwood Crest 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 18 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Wildwood Crest sea temperature is
23.4°C
2.5° 

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 (18 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Wildwood Crest at 6PM is: 0.3m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Sep)1ft (0.3m)7s
Afternoon (18 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Evening (18 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Fri afternoon, min 18°C on Mon morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Fri
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.3
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.7
NE
4
1
ENE
5
1.2
ENE
5
1
ENE
5
1.1
E
5
1.2
E
6
1.2
E
7
1.1
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
7
1.1
ESE
8
1.4
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
7
1
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8
15
8
6
14
14
14
50
83
62
70
106
134
125
139
143
138
220
157
134
94
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
10
ENE
15
NE
5
N
15
N
15
NE
25
NE
35
NE
30
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
25
E
25
E
20
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
25
SSE
25
S
25
S
25
S
20
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
1:28PM1.32m
1:58AM0.99m
2:36PM1.30m
3:13AM0.98m
3:45PM1.31m
Low Tide
8:11PM0.43m
7:54AM0.43m
9:16PM0.44m
8:58AM0.43m
10:17PM0.41m
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clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
clear
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:02
7:00
7:00
 mm
Temp °C
25
25
24
24
23
22
20
20
20
20
21
21
20
20
20
21
21
22
22
23
22
Feels °C
27
27
25
26
23
21
16
15
16
16
19
19
17
17
18
20
18
19
19
21
21
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