Surf Forecasts:
Wildwood Crest surf forecast from 12 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 12 Jul, 11PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period, ESE swell with 71 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Wildwood Crest this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Wildwood Crest in the next 16 days are 1.0m 6s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Jul 12) 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 0.6m 3s period and expected on Wednesday (Jul 15) at 5AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
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| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 11PM (Sun 12th Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Wildwood Crest over the next 16 days.
Alright, let's talk about Wildwood. I'm not gonna sugarcoat it – the next couple of weeks look pretty grim for any proper surf around here.
Most of this stretch, we're stuck with onshore and cross-shore winds that are just going to chop up the tiny little scraps of swell we get. The swell energy is weak, all below 100, and the waves are small – think 1ft to 3ft of short-period, wind-driven crap. The water temp is average for the season, nothing weird there.
The first real chance for a clean wave is around Wednesday, July 15th and Thursday, July 16th. Wednesday morning has a clean cross-off breeze, and Thursday morning gives us a light offshore from the NW at 12 mph. The waves are tiny, maybe 1ft, but it'll be glassy. If you've got a log and just want to bob around, that's your window.
Beyond that, it stays flat and messy. There is one morning on July 27th where the swell bumps up to about 4ft from the South, and the combined energy hits 133, which is moderate. But the wind is onshore at 25 mph, so it'll be choppy and lumpy. For a sandbar break like Wildwood Crest that needs clean conditions, this isn't what we're hoping for. With all this wind and small, weak surf, it might be a better week to rig up a kite than paddle out.
So to be honest, there's a big, flat gap here. Thursday, July 16th is your best bet for a clean, tiny session. That morning of July 27th has the most size, but the wind will be a battle. I'd say save your wax for another week, because the ocean isn't giving us much to work with.
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 25°C on Sat night, min 22°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 33°C on Wed afternoon, min 22°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Sat 18 | |||||||||||||||
Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | E 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | E 14 | SE 8 | SE 13 |
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 kJ | 16 | 46 | 50 | 56 | 46 | 34 | 20 | 32 | 32 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross |
High Tide | 6:07AM1.21m | 6:39PM1.79m | 7:06AM1.26m | 7:35PM1.84m | 8:02AM1.31m | 8:30PM1.85m | 8:57AM1.35m | 9:22PM1.82m | 9:51AM1.38m | 10:13PM1.75m | 10:43AM1.40m | 11:02PM1.63m | 11:34AM1.39m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 00:15AM0.03m | 12:02PM-0.05m | 1:14AM-0.04m | 1:01PM-0.09m | 2:08AM-0.10m | 1:57PM-0.13m | 2:59AM-0.13m | 2:51PM-0.13m | 3:47AM-0.13m | 3:44PM-0.09m | 4:35AM-0.10m | 4:38PM-0.02m | 5:21AM-0.04m | 5:32PM0.07m | |||||||
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 | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | 5:48 | — |
 | 8:25 | — | 8:24 | — | — | 8:24 | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | 8:22 |
mm | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 8 |
Temp °C | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 33 | 32 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 24 | 28 | 28 | 23 | 20 |
Feels °C | 26 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 25 | 33 | 32 | 27 | 25 | 28 | 19 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 10 | ESE 6 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 5 | S 5 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 32 | 32 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | — | — | — | ESE 9 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | E 17 | — | SE 7 | ESE 8 | S 5 | NE 4 | — | S 6 | NE 4 | NE 4 |
| kJ | 3 | 4 | 9 | — | — | — | 8 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 5 | — | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | — | E 16 | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | E 14 | S 6 | SE 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | E 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | — | — | — | SW 3 | WSW 3 | S 4 | SSW 4 | — | NW 3 | N 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 16 | 46 | 50 | 56 | 46 | 34 | — | — | — | 5 | 4 | 19 | 22 | — | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 378 | 424 | 1132 | 505 | 504 | 504 | 504 | 56 | 53 | 53 | 45 | 157 | 29 | 561 | 1035 | 421 | 527 | 2488 | 561 | 998 | 320 |
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