Wildwood Crest surf break

Wildwood Crest surfForecast / New Jersey / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 29 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
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 6PM is: 0.6m 3s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave 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 Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon morning. Warm (max 21°C on Fri night, min 12°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Sat morning, calm by Mon morning).

Fri
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Mon
1
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
8
0.2
SSE
9
0.6
S
3
0.6
S
4
0.8
SSW
4
0.5
S
4
0.5
S
5
0.4
S
5
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.8
ENE
5
1.3
ENE
6
1
E
6
0.9
E
8
0.8
E
9
0.7
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.4
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
10
7
6
9
15
10
10
8
6
7
32
109
64
111
103
94
131
131
98
72
72
48
47
28
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
15
WSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
30
SW
25
WSW
25
NW
35
NNW
30
NNW
25
N
30
E
20
E
15
E
10
ENE
5
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
WSW
15
SW
25
SSW
20
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
10
W
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
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
3:05AM0.12m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
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5:35
5:35
5:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:15
8:16
8:16
8:17
1
Temp °C
19
20
20
21
19
18
17
13
14
18
14
14
13
13
12
12
15
17
19
17
17
15
16
16
16
16
15
18
13
14
12
5
7
12
7
9
9
11
10
9
11
12
14
12
13
11
13
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
8
0.2
SSE
9
0.1
NE
4
0.2
SSE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.5
S
4
0.5
S
5
0.4
S
5
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.9
E
8
0.8
E
9
0.7
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.6
S
4
Energy kJ
10
7
1
7
3
10
10
8
6
7
7
3
3
111
103
94
131
131
98
72
72
48
47
15
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
4
0.1
S
7
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
NE
4
0.2
WNW
3
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
8
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
S
9
0.4
E
10
Energy kJ
1
1
2
2
1
3
3
3
3
1
1
3
3
1
1
1
1
3
3
3
3
3
2
28
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
7
0.1
NE
4
0.1
E
9
0.1
S
6
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
NE
4
0.1
E
8
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
9
Energy kJ
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
3
1
1
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNW
3
0.6
S
3
0.6
S
4
0.8
SSW
4
0.6
WSW
4
0.6
WNW
3
0.8
NW
4
0.7
NW
4
0.5
NW
4
0.8
ENE
5
1.3
ENE
6
1
E
6
0.3
WSW
2
0.4
SSW
3
0.7
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.8
SSW
4
0.8
SSW
4
Energy kJ
1
6
9
15
10
9
16
14
6
32
109
64
1
3
12
13
19
22
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
505
410
998
495
998
100
546
561
1055
1134
1012
523
361
8
0
0
0
3
139
139
53
100
27
0
Best forecast wave conditions in New Jersey
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
1
2
2
2
2
3
2
1
1
4
4
3
3
3
4
1
2
2
4
4
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
7
7
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
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