Surf Forecasts:
Wildwood Crest surf forecast from 8 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 11 Jul, 2PM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period, E swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 14 Jul, 2AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period, ESE swell with 55 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 11 Jul, 2PM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with E 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 Saturday (Jul 11) at 2PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.6m and 6s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 7s. 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 0.7m 7s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Jul 14) at 2AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.4m 2s period and expected on Saturday (Jul 11) at 2AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 2PM (Sat 11th Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) 6s |
| Best Surf | 2PM (Sat 11th Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) 6s |
| Most Powerful | 2AM (Tue 14th Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Wildwood Crest over the next 16 days.
Alright, I’m Rusty, and I’ve been staring at the charts for Wildwood Crest, and I gotta level with you—it’s a tough stretch. The next two weeks are looking pretty flat and unfriendly for a proper surf session. There’s a big gap at the start with nothing worth paddling out for. The first time the ocean even whispers “maybe” isn’t until Monday, the 20th of July, and even then, it’s barely a murmur.
The whole run is plagued by small, weak swells and onshore or cross-onshore winds that just chop everything up. The water temp is sitting at about 76° to start, which is a couple of degrees warmer than normal for this time of year – feels like bath water, but the waves are missing.
For the first couple of weeks, you’re looking at swell heights between 0.7 ft and 3 ft, with combined energy rarely cracking 70 – that’s weak, flabby energy. The period is short too, mostly 6 to 8 seconds, so there’s no power behind it. Winds are from the ENE, S, and SE for most of it, keeping the surface bumpy. There’s a few mornings with clean, offshore winds (like the 10th, 11th, and 16th of July), but the swell is just too tiny to make anything of it. It’s frustrating.
We finally get a glimmer on the morning of Monday, 20th July. The forecast shows a 2 ft swell from the SE with an 8-second period (a bit more period, gives it a touch of shape), and the combined energy pushes to 59 – still weak, but it’s the best we’ve seen. The wind goes light and variable, almost glassy – the data says “clean”. That’s about the only window where a longboarder might catch a knee-high crumbler at Wildwood Crest. It’s a sandbar spot that’s fairly consistent, so it can handle a little swell, but it’ll be tiny and better for the foamie or the logs.
After that, it’s back to small, choppy junk for the rest of the outlook through the 22nd. The winds get fresh and lumpy again. If you’re a kiter, the afternoons with 15-22 mph cross-onshore winds and that weak chop might look fun, but for a surfer? Not much here.
Hang tight, mate. The one morning on the 20th is a slim chance for a slow, glassy session on the small stuff. The rest of the window, I’d save the petrol.
Rusty
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 26°C on Fri morning, min 20°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 29°C on Fri afternoon, min 21°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Sat morning, light winds from the ESE by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | S 5 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 |
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 kJ | 34 | 42 | 47 | 51 | 42 | 31 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 54 | 15 | 29 | 26 | 15 | 16 | 23 | 38 | 36 | 31 | 55 | 44 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 1:48AM1.23m | 2:34PM1.41m | 2:51AM1.18m | 3:38PM1.51m | 3:59AM1.16m | 4:41PM1.61m | 5:05AM1.17m | 5:42PM1.71m | 6:07AM1.21m | 6:39PM1.79m | 7:06AM1.26m | 7:35PM1.84m | 8:02AM1.31m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 7:53PM0.23m | 8:09AM0.10m | 8:58PM0.21m | 9:03AM0.08m | 10:05PM0.17m | 10:01AM0.05m | 11:12PM0.10m | 11:01AM0.01m | 00:15AM0.03m | 12:02PM-0.05m | 1:14AM-0.04m | 1:01PM-0.09m | 2:08AM-0.10m | 1:57PM-0.13m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:45 |
 | 8:27 | — | — | 8:27 | — | — | 8:27 | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | 8:24 | — | — | 8:24 | — | 8:23 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 16 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 29 | 27 | 21 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
Feels °C | 24 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 31 | 27 | 17 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 24 | 21 | 22 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 4 | SSE 6 | E 8 | S 5 | ENE 6 | SSE 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 15 | 13 | 13 | 51 | 42 | 31 | 19 | 5 | 13 | 5 | 15 | 29 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 55 | 44 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | SSE 6 | S 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 8 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 2 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 5 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 9 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | E 10 | E 12 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | ESE 10 | E 7 | — | SE 10 | SE 10 | — | — | — | — | S 7 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 6 | — | 9 | 4 | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 7 | — | — | SSE 6 | SSE 3 | — | — | SSE 7 | NE 2 | NNW 3 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | — | — |
| kJ | 34 | 42 | 47 | — | — | 6 | 6 | — | — | 54 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 15 | 16 | 23 | 38 | 36 | 31 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3153 | 205 | 8 | 343 | 20 | 139 | 506 | 29 | 45 | 31 | 56 | 556 | 156 | 224 | 286 | 1134 | 53 | 1134 | 1174 | 20 | 4 |
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