Wildwood Crest Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. I’ve got to be straight with you – the next 16 days at Wildwood Crest are looking like a real struggle. We’re talking about a long, frustrating stretch where the surf just doesn’t want to cooperate. There’s a solid gap from now, Wednesday August 26th, all the way through until the morning of Friday August 28th with nothing worth paddling out for. That’s a tough start.

The first time you might even consider getting wet is on the morning of Friday, August 28th. It’s still not great, just surfable waves but very ordinary conditions. A tiny 1ft swell from the Southeast with a short 8 second period and very weak energy (46). The only saving grace is a glassy, offshore wind from the ENE. That clean surface will make it look better than it is, but it’s really just a chance to get the board wet. The afternoon goes completely flat again.

We’ll drift through a few more days of tiny, weak, and messy swell. There’s a moment on the morning of Tuesday, September 2nd, where the wind goes clean again – a cross-offshore breeze from the WNW – and the swell picks up a little to 1ft from the Southeast. But the energy is still weak (51), and it’s a long-period groundswell at 12 seconds. That long period might make it a bit too straight-breaking for the sandbar setup here, but at least it’s clean. The afternoon holds the same swell with a cleaner glassy feel.

The morning of Thursday, September 3rd, is about as good as it gets in this entire outlook. A glassy 2ft swell from the Southeast with a 10 second period, and the energy is moderate (62). It’s still small, but for the first time, it feels like there’s a real push of energy without the chop. That’s the pick of the bunch, but honestly, it’s a very low bar.

After that, things get ugly again. The afternoon of the 3rd sees a 4ft spike from the ENE, but with a terrible 6 second period and an onshore wind, it’s just a choppy, messy closeout. The following days are all cross-on breezes, onshore winds, and poor conditions. The 4ft swell is too much for beginners, especially with that short period and bad wind, but for anyone else, it’s just not worth the fight.

The rest of the second week is a washout. Tiny swell, cross-on winds, and very weak energy. The morning of Monday, September 7th, has a clean cross-offshore wind from the WSW with a 2ft swell from the East, but it’s too small and weak (47) to get excited about any of it. This is a classic blank run for the area. It doesn’t stay poor for long, but right now, it’s a long wait for a wave that’s barely worth the paddle.

Stay patient, keep an eye on the charts, but don’t hold your breath.

Rusty.

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