Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wildwood Crest today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Wildwood Crest at 7AM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Wildwood Crest. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 27°C on Thu afternoon, min 20°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 5 | ESE 8 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ESE 8 | ENE 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 5 | S 5 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 18 | 31 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 22 | 17 | 23 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 24 | 32 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 1:39AM1.06m | 2:21PM1.32m | 2:44AM1.00m | 3:27PM1.31m | 3:55AM0.98m | 4:30PM1.34m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:42AM0.33m | 8:53PM0.40m | 8:37AM0.37m | 9:59PM0.41m | 9:35AM0.37m | 11:00PM0.39m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 |
Feels °C | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 26 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | ESE 9 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | SE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 |
12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 18 | 7 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 14 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSE 5 | SE 5 | — | E 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSE 4 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
— | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 7 | E 7 | E 5 | E 6 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 8 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSE 5 | SSE 3 | S 4 | — | N 2 | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | — | — | — | ENE 5 | — | — | SSE 5 | S 5 |
— | — | — | — | 2 | 11 | 31 | — | 1 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 17 | 23 | 23 | 15 | — | — | — | 14 | — | — | 24 | 32 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 167 | 207 | 270 | 525 | 1450 | 546 | 527 | 77 | 88 | 421 | 270 | 998 | 3180 | 1132 | 998 | 546 | 95 | 95 | 1172 | 327 | 1172 | 77 | 77 | 257 |
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