Wildwood Crest Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.97° N 74.82° W

Wildwood Crest 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 15 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Wildwood Crest sea temperature is
18.9°C
2.1° 

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 (15 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Wildwood Crest at 2PM is: 1.0m 5s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)4s
Afternoon (15 Oct)3ft (0.9m)6s
Evening (15 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 25°C on Fri afternoon, min 5°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Thu night, strong winds from the NNW by Sat afternoon).

Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
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
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
8
0.8
NE
4
1
ENE
5
1
ENE
5
0.8
ENE
6
0.7
E
6
0.7
ESE
4
0.8
ENE
5
0.7
SE
4
0.6
ESE
5
0.7
ESE
5
0.6
SE
5
1
S
5
1.2
S
5
0.9
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ENE
6
0.2
S
7
0.2
ENE
6
0.1
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5
22
44
62
43
33
16
26
16
17
19
20
49
82
50
35
25
15
8
4
4
4
3
Wind (km/h)
25
NNE
25
NE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
E
15
E
20
ESE
20
SE
15
SSE
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
WNW
30
NW
30
WNW
35
NW
35
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
30
N
25
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:06AM1.46m
11:30PM1.07m
11:51AM1.39m
00:18AM1.01m
12:43PM1.33m
Low Tide
4:37AM0.26m
5:38PM0.28m
5:21AM0.33m
6:30PM0.34m
6:12AM0.39m
7:29PM0.38m
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:07
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6:21
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6:19
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6:17
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 mm
1
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1
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1
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1
4
3
2
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Temp °C
18
15
16
15
15
15
16
17
18
19
20
24
25
21
16
14
13
10
10
11
11
9
7
Feels °C
15
11
11
10
11
12
13
14
17
18
19
22
23
19
11
8
6
2
1
1
1
1
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