Wildwood Crest Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s cookin’ over at Wildwood Crest.

Honestly, I gotta be straight with you – this forecast is a tough one to swallow. We’re lookin’ at the next 16 days and, to be blunt, there’s not a single session that’s gonna get the heart pumpin’. It’s a long, dry spell, and if you’re hanging your hat on getting wet, you’re gonna be waiting for a while. The first chance for any kind of surf doesn’t even pop up until Saturday the 8th, and even then, it’s barely a ripple.

For the whole stretch, the swell is just flat. We’re seeing heights hovering between that pathetic 0.7 ft and a barely-there 4 ft, and the swell direction is mostly from the SSE and S, which isn’t ideal for this spot. The wind is a constant issue too – mostly cross, cross-on, and cross-off, never really lining up to give us something clean. A few early mornings, like the 8th and 9th, do show a bit of a cross-off breeze, but it’s a tease because the swell is still laughable.

The standouts? There aren’t any. Not a single one. The best we can maybe point to is the morning of Saturday the 8th of August at Wildwood Crest. It’s a sandbar break that’s fairly consistent, but even then, the swell is only 1 ft from the SE with a period of 8 seconds. The wind is a light cross-off from the WSW, so it’ll be clean, but you’ll be fighting for a 1 ft wave with combined wave energy so weak it’s only 44. It’s surfable, but it’s more of a “wade and hope” situation than an actual session. Bundled up with the fact the water temp is hangin’ around 75°, which is about normal for the time of year.

As we push into the second week, things actually get worse. By the 13th, we’ve got glassy conditions, with a 1 ft swell from the SSE and a period of 6 seconds, but the wave energy is flat. On the 16th and 17th, the swell drops to 0.7 ft and 1.0 ft. It’s a bad joke.

Forget about it on the 19th and 20th. The swell bumps up a bit to 2 ft and 3 ft, but the wind is cross-on at 20-30 km/h (12-19 mph), making it lumpy and choppy. That combined wave energy hits 100 on the 20th, which is about as moderate as it gets, but the quality is still poor. Given the low swell and strong, messy wind, this setup at a sandbar break looks way more interesting for a kite surfer than for anyone with a paddle.

So, that’s the ugly truth. A long, flat run. But don’t let it get you down – forecasts can change.

Rusty.

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