Wildwood Crest surf break

Wildwood Crest surfForecast / New Jersey / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Saturday 23 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 1.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Wildwood Crest today?

The current surf forecast for Wildwood Crest at 3PM is: 1.7m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 May)5ft (1.6m)6s
Afternoon (23 May)5.5ft (1.7m)7s
Evening (23 May)7ft (2.1m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the E on Sat night, calm by Sun afternoon).

Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tue
26
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
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
ESE
7
1.6
E
6
1.6
E
6
1.7
E
7
1.8
E
7
2
E
8
2.2
ESE
8
2
ESE
8
1.9
ESE
9
1.9
ESE
9
1.7
ESE
9
1.5
ESE
9
1.4
ESE
9
1.3
ESE
9
1.2
ESE
9
1
E
9
1
E
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
191
196
213
270
311
459
629
549
547
572
474
351
294
254
213
162
158
123
94
92
70
70
51
48
Wind (km/h)
30
ENE
35
E
40
E
40
E
40
E
45
E
40
E
35
E
30
E
25
ENE
10
E
5
NNE
5
NNE
10
E
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
5
E
10
E
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:36PM1.21m
2:51AM1.35m
3:42PM1.26m
3:55AM1.28m
4:39PM1.33m
Low Tide
8:17AM0.07m
8:29PM0.21m
9:14AM0.09m
9:38PM0.23m
10:06AM0.11m
10:42PM0.22m
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:39
5:39
5:39
5:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:10
8:12
8:13
8:14
1
4
3
1
1
1
2
1
2
4
1
Temp °C
12
12
11
10
10
10
11
13
13
14
16
17
18
17
15
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
15
6
5
2
2
2
2
3
7
9
11
16
19
19
17
13
12
13
12
12
13
14
14
14
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
E
13
1.5
ESE
9
1.4
ESE
9
1.3
ESE
9
1.2
ESE
9
1
E
9
1
E
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
Energy kJ
7
7
7
4
351
294
254
213
162
158
123
94
92
70
70
51
48
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
7
Energy kJ
21
13
15
24
25
25
26
26
26
26
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
16
Energy kJ
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
ESE
7
1.6
E
6
1.6
E
6
1.7
E
7
1.8
E
7
2
E
8
2.2
ESE
8
2
ESE
8
1.9
ESE
9
1.9
ESE
9
1.7
ESE
9
Energy kJ
191
196
213
270
311
459
629
549
547
572
474
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
202
327
327
301
301
367
388
232
232
232
11
0
0
8
34
8
6
6
8
8
8
11
11
11
Best forecast wave conditions in New Jersey
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
4
2
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
7
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