Surf Forecasts:
Wildwood Crest surf forecast from 28 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 28 Aug, 2AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period, SE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 2 Sep, 5PM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period, SE swell with 71 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Friday 28 Aug, 2AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with SE swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Wildwood Crest this week:
The surf forecast for Wildwood Crest over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Friday (Aug 28) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.5m and 9s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 3s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Wildwood Crest in the next 16 days are 0.6m 11s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Sep 02) at 5PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.6m 3s period and expected on Saturday (Aug 29) at 5AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 2AM (Fri 28th Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) 9s |
| Best Surf | 2AM (Fri 28th Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) 9s |
| Most Powerful | 5PM (Wed 2nd Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) 11s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Wildwood Crest over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s get into it.
Right off the bat, I gotta be straight with you: the next 16 days at Wildwood Crest are looking pretty flat and sad. There’s no proper surf on offer at all. We’ve got a long, frustrating gap of very small, weak waves and mostly rubbish conditions. The first couple of days might give you a tiny knee-high bump, but it’s not worth paddling out for.
Friday the 28th we see the best of a bad bunch. Early morning there’s some clouds, a glassy sea from the ENE at just 3 mph, and a pathetic 1 ft swell from the ESE. It’s clean, but the combined energy is a measly 42 (very weak) and the swell period is short at 8 seconds. It’s really just a float. That afternoon the wind goes dead calm, and the swell nudges up to a whole 2 ft from the SE, still with weak energy (43). If you’re desperate for a splash on a foamie, that’s your window. Water temp is about average for this time of year.
From Saturday the 29th all the way through to Friday the 11th of September, it’s a write-off. We’re looking at days of onshore, cross-on, and cross-shore winds, with swell heights struggling to reach 2 ft and energy values mostly in the low teens to twenties. The few times we get a clean, offshore wind (like Monday the 7th and Tuesday the 8th of September) the swell is still tiny, under 2 ft, and the energy is weak. It’s just not enough to push a ripple.
The one little flicker comes on Sunday the 6th and Monday the 7th of September. On Sunday the 6th, we get clean conditions thanks to a light W cross-off breeze at 9 mph, and a 2 ft groundswell from the east with a better 11-second period. The combined energy hits 64, which is still low but at least noticeable. On Monday the 7th, a fresh NW offshore wind at 19 mph cleans things up, but the swell stays at 2 ft from the east with an 11-second period (energy 71). These are the cleanest, most promising days in the whole run, but the wave height is still just knee-high. It’s not going to wrap or hold any shape worth charging.
Honestly, for this whole stretch, you are better off leaving the boards at home. The setup is too weak and inconsistent for paddle surfing. If you’re really itching, this is more of a kiteboarding or wingfoiling breeze than a real surf forecast.
Stay patient. It tends not to stay this quiet forever.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Fri afternoon, min 20°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 33°C on Tue afternoon, min 21°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the ENE by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | ||||||||||||||
Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 4 | S 4 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 39 | 28 | 35 | 26 | 16 | 21 | 16 | 18 | 12 | 16 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 24 | 59 | 71 | 47 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:17AM1.37m | 8:35PM1.57m | 8:54AM1.44m | 9:11PM1.55m | 9:32AM1.51m | 9:50PM1.50m | 10:13AM1.55m | 10:31PM1.44m | 10:57AM1.58m | 11:16PM1.35m | 11:46AM1.58m | 00:06AM1.25m | |||||||
Low Tide | 2:18AM0.10m | 2:20PM0.07m | 2:50AM0.06m | 3:00PM0.05m | 3:24AM0.04m | 3:41PM0.05m | 4:00AM0.04m | 4:26PM0.07m | 4:39AM0.06m | 5:16PM0.12m | 5:23AM0.10m | 6:13PM0.18m | |||||||
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 | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — |
 | 7:37 | — | 7:36 | — | — | 7:34 | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | 7:28 | — |
mm | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 6 |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 33 | 33 | 22 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 33 | 35 | 23 | 25 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SSE 6 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 9 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 39 | 12 | 35 | 26 | 16 | 21 | 16 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 59 | 71 | 47 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 3 | ESE 8 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | SSE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 4 | S 4 | — | SE 8 | SE 12 | — | E 5 | — |
| kJ | 3 | 28 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 1 | — | 3 | 24 | — | 1 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 6 | E 9 | ENE 5 | S 5 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | E 15 | SE 14 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 7 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | N 3 | N 3 | — | — | — | S 4 | S 4 | — | ENE 3 | — | — | — | S 3 | — | S 3 | SSW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 12 | 16 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 6 | — | 1 | 8 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 207 | 334 | 320 | 505 | 378 | 156 | 320 | 1134 | 1174 | 1174 | 1510 | 126 | 301 | 11 | 31 |
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