Wildwood Crest Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.97° N 74.82° W

Wildwood Crest 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 23 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Wildwood Crest sea temperature is
24.9°C
1.7° 

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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Wildwood Crest at 12PM is: 0.1m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 23). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Afternoon (23 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)12s
Evening (23 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sun afternoon, min 20°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
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
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
8
0.4
SE
4
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.3
SE
12
0.3
SE
12
0.3
SE
12
0.3
SE
12
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7
6
6
6
6
9
14
14
14
22
22
21
21
20
19
19
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
Wind (km/h)
15
S
20
WSW
20
W
10
WNW
15
W
15
SW
15
W
15
NW
10
NW
5
WNW
5
W
5
W
5
N
5
SE
10
NNW
15
N
10
N
10
NW
15
WNW
15
W
15
SSW
15
SSW
5
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
4:57AM1.01m
5:23PM1.39m
5:46AM1.07m
6:08PM1.45m
6:28AM1.14m
6:47PM1.50m
Low Tide
10:33AM0.34m
11:51PM0.34m
11:27AM0.29m
00:34AM0.28m
12:16PM0.23m
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:20
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:43
7:42
7:39
 mm
1
Temp °C
24
23
24
26
27
27
26
23
22
22
23
24
26
25
24
21
20
20
21
24
25
25
25
Feels °C
25
23
24
26
26
25
24
21
21
22
22
23
26
25
23
18
18
19
19
22
23
24
25
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