Surf Forecasts:
Wildwood Crest surf forecast from 29 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 2 Sep, 5AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period, SE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 2 Sep, 11PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period, ESE swell with 109 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 2 Sep, 5AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s 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 Wednesday (Sep 02) at 5AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.4m and 12s period with a secondary swell of 0.3m and 4s. Another secondary swell of 0.3m and 2s is also forecast. 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 0.8m 10s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Sep 02) at 11PM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.5m 3s period and expected on Thursday (Sep 03) at 11PM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 5AM (Wed 2nd Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) 12s |
| Best Surf | 5AM (Wed 2nd Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) 12s |
| Most Powerful | 11PM (Wed 2nd Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 10s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Wildwood Crest over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let me break down what’s on the cards for Wildwood Crest over the next couple of weeks. Honestly, it’s a pretty quiet stretch ahead.
Right from the start, we’re looking at a flat spell that drags on for nearly a week and a half. From the moment we start scanning through to the 8th of September, it’s a real struggle. There’s just nothing doing for paddling. The water is sitting at a very warm 76.6°F for this time of year, about 3.8°F warmer than usual, which is notable but doesn’t help the wave situation. Most sessions are delivering poor surf conditions with tiny, weak, short-period swell.
The first real glimmer of hope shows up on Wednesday the 9th of September. The morning brings a southeast swell pushing 3.0ft with a period of 12 seconds – that’s a bit of groundswell energy in there. The combined energy climbs to a moderate 330, so there’s some push behind it. Winds are light and from the south-southwest, sitting cross-shore, keeping things fairly clean with just a slight chop. Still, the forecast isn’t scoring it high, so set expectations low. It’s rideable, but nothing to write home about.
After that, conditions slip back into a messy mix of onshore winds and tiny swell until the 12th of September. That Saturday morning finally offers up a session worth a look. At dawn, it’s dead calm – absolute glass – with a 3.3ft wave pushing in from the east-northeast. The period is short at only 5 seconds, so it’s more of a bumpy little windswell, but the total lack of wind will make those small waves look as clean as they possibly could at Wildwood Crest. The afternoon falls apart with a bumpy cross-onshore wind, but that early window is your best bet for the whole outlook.
If swells get bigger, we might see some action, but for now, the only standout is that glassy Saturday morning on the 12th. Bigger stuff like the 4.6ft later that same day gets chopped to bits by the onshore breeze. Nothing else in the two weeks looks worth setting an alarm for.
Stay patient.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 26°C on Sun afternoon, min 23°C on Sat afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 40mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 32°C on Tue afternoon, min 22°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | ||||||||||||||
PM | 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 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 3 | S 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 12 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 6 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 16 | 17 | 18 | 8 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 98 | 75 | 49 | 32 | 29 | 38 | 11 | 23 | 8 | 10 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 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 | 12:42PM1.56m | 1:07AM1.16m | 1:49PM1.54m | 2:19AM1.11m | |||||||
Low Tide | 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 | 6:14AM0.15m | 7:18PM0.23m | 7:14AM0.20m | 8:29PM0.26m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — |
 | 7:34 | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | 7:27 | — | — | 7:24 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 9 | — | 1 | 29 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 32 | 32 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 26 | 24 |
Feels °C | 24 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 33 | 32 | 22 | 25 | 22 | 28 | 31 | 26 | 25 | 29 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 12 | SE 11 | SE 10 | E 6 | E 6 | SE 9 | SSE 4 | ESE 8 | SSE 6 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 4 | 17 | 18 | 7 | 19 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 98 | 75 | 49 | 19 | 12 | 38 | 7 | 23 | 8 | 10 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 6 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 4 | — | — | SE 8 | S 4 | S 5 | ENE 4 | SE 10 | SE 9 | E 6 | E 7 | SSE 6 | E 6 | E 6 |
| kJ | 16 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 4 | — | — | 3 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 32 | 29 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | E 6 | E 5 | — | — | — | SE 15 | SE 14 | — | — | S 5 | S 5 | S 3 | — | SE 8 | — | ESE 8 | S 6 |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 8 | 7 | — | — | 5 | 4 | 1 | — | 11 | — | 6 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 3 | — | — | — | S 4 | SSW 3 | S 4 | — | ENE 4 | — | — | S 5 | SSW 2 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | — | 5 | — | — | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 350 | 320 | 327 | 156 | 224 | 378 | 998 | 594 | 415 | 88 | 8 | 250 | 301 | 8 | 28 | 148 | 92 | 378 | 167 | 286 |
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