Wildwood Crest Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s be straight with you about the next couple of weeks. We’re looking at a long, quiet stretch here in Wildwood Crest. The surf is flat or junk for the majority of the outlook, with only a couple of very brief windows where it might be worth a paddle.

Right now, and for the next several days, it’s a real struggle. The water is running a touch warmer than normal for this time of year at 76°F, but that’s about the only bright spot. From Tuesday 21st July right through to the end of the month, we’ve got a run of poor surf conditions. The swell is tiny, mostly under 3 ft, with short, weak periods around 4 to 8 seconds. The combined wave energy is weak, often in the 30s and 40s (37 to 89), and the wind is a mess—cross, cross-on, and fresh—making most of it choppy and lumpy. Honestly, there’s nothing to get excited about.

We do see a slight uptick in the second week. On Wednesday 30th July, the morning goes glassy with a light NNW breeze, and the water goes flat, but it’s clean. There’s a tiny 1.0 ft swell from the SSE with a period of 7 seconds, but the energy is a mere 14. That’s a lake, not surf.

The only day that even sniffs a recommendation is Saturday 1st August. The afternoon brings a light, clean cross-offshore breeze from the WSW. The swell is a weak 2 ft from the SE, with a period of 8 seconds, and the combined energy climbs to 44. The wave comment says “surfable waves but very ordinary conditions.” It’s not a standout, but it’s the best we’ve got. The break is a sandbar, consistent, and exposed to the SE, but with crowds often, you’ll have company for the knee-high slop.

A couple of days later, on Monday 3rd August, we get another brief window. The morning has a light cross-offshore breeze from the WNW with a 2 ft swell from the SE (period 8 seconds, energy 72). The afternoon goes glassy with a NNW breeze, but the swell drops to 2 ft (energy 48). Again, it’s clean but very small and ordinary.

The rest of the run into early August stays small and weak. We’ve got a gap of six days between the 30th July and the 3rd August where there’s nothing worth mentioning.

So, bottom line: there are no true standouts here. The best advice is to keep an eye on the 1st and 3rd August for tiny, clean conditions on a sandbar, but don’t drive far. It’s a quiet patch, and the forecasts can change, but right now, it’s a week of waiting for not much.

Rusty out.

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