Wildwood Crest Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.97° N 74.82° W

Issued: 7 pm 02 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Wildwood Crest sea temperature is
22.1° C

1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (03 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Wildwood Crest at 12AM is: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (03 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Evening (03 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 34°C on Fri afternoon, min 22°C on Sun morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Thu
2
Friday
3
Saturday
4
Sun
5
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
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
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)
0.4
SE
9
1
S
5
0.9
S
5
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.8
SSW
4
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.2
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
22
41
36
22
22
20
8
8
23
23
22
13
13
13
13
13
13
12
20
12
11
11
11
7
Wind (km/h)
25
S
25
S
20
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
WNW
5
W
10
WSW
20
SSW
20
S
10
SSW
10
W
10
NNW
5
NNW
10
W
10
W
20
SSW
30
NW
15
W
5
NW
10
N
5
S
10
SW
10
SE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
on
High Tide
10:05PM1.50m
10:29AM1.14m
10:42PM1.47m
11:10AM1.17m
11:22PM1.42m
11:54AM1.22m
Low Tide
3:39PM0.16m
4:33AM0.12m
4:20PM0.18m
5:10AM0.12m
5:05PM0.20m
5:49AM0.12m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
heavy rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:37
5:37
5:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:28
8:28
8:28
8:28
 mm
13
12
Temp °C
31
30
30
28
27
28
32
34
34
33
31
29
27
26
30
33
32
23
25
23
23
22
23
25
Feels °C
31
29
31
30
30
31
34
35
34
33
33
30
29
29
32
35
31
22
25
25
24
24
25
27
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.5
S
5
0.4
S
4
0.3
S
4
0.3
S
4
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.5
S
4
0.4
S
5
0.4
S
5
0.3
S
5
0.3
S
5
0.3
S
5
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.5
S
4
0.3
S
4
0.3
S
4
0.3
SE
8
0.2
ESE
8
Energy kJ
21
21
21
20
11
6
4
3
23
23
22
9
7
7
4
4
4
12
12
8
3
3
11
7
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.2
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
Energy kJ
8
20
20
5
5
13
13
13
13
13
13
12
11
11
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
6
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
W
3
Energy kJ
6
8
8
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
4
1
S
5
0.9
S
5
0.7
S
5
0.7
SSW
5
0.4
S
4
0.5
S
3
0.4
S
4
0.3
W
3
0.3
NW
3
0.6
S
3
0.8
SSW
4
0.4
W
3
0.3
W
3
0.2
W
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.3
S
4
Energy kJ
22
41
36
22
22
6
5
5
1
1
7
20
3
1
1
3
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
553
148
53
0
0
45
227
421
53
1132
95
263
126
327
378
29
320
320
29
129
95
2164
1141
1134
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Rating
(10 max)
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1
1
1
1
1
1
1
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Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
9
9
9
9
7
9
5
5
8
7
6
5
5
8
5
5
5
9
9
9
8
7
5
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