Wildwood Crest surf break

Wildwood Crest surfForecast / New Jersey / USA

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Wildwood Crest surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Wildwood Crest sea temperature is
15.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

Wildwood Crest surf forecast from 2 Jun 2026:

  • Most powerful swell: Monday 8 Jun, 5PM (local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period, SSE swell with 126 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 1.5m 6s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Jun 08) at 5PM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.3m 2s period and expected on Saturday (Jun 06) at 8AM.

Wave TypeTime (EDT) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+)--
Best Surf--
Most Powerful 5PM (Mon 8th Jun)5ft (1.5m) 6s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Wildwood Crest over the next 16 days.


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Mon night, calm by Thu morning).

Days 5-7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Fri afternoon, min 19°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Sat night, fresh winds from the S by Sun afternoon).

Tuesday
2
Wednesday
3
Thursday
4
Friday
5
Saturday
6
Sunday
7
Mon
8
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
E
6
0.9
E
6
0.7
E
7
0.5
E
6
0.8
ENE
9
0.3
E
10
0.2
E
9
0.2
ESE
7
0.3
SE
10
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
7
0.7
S
4
0.8
S
5
0.4
SSE
6
0.9
S
4
0.4
SE
9
0.8
S
5
1.4
S
5
1.1
S
6
1
SSE
6
1.5
SSE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
99
64
43
18
96
16
6
4
15
24
19
16
28
10
23
21
31
114
74
65
126
Wind (km/h)
25
ENE
20
NE
15
SSE
10
WSW
10
NE
15
ESE
5
WNW
5
WSW
20
S
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
15
SW
10
SW
20
S
10
SE
15
SSW
30
S
30
SSE
20
S
15
SSE
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
9:11PM1.51m
9:33AM1.06m
9:49PM1.48m
10:12AM1.05m
10:28PM1.46m
10:53AM1.05m
11:08PM1.42m
11:36AM1.05m
11:50PM1.38m
12:24PM1.08m
00:36AM1.34m
1:16PM1.13m
1:28AM1.29m
2:12PM1.20m
Low Tide
3:42AM0.13m
3:19PM0.17m
4:21AM0.15m
3:59PM0.20m
5:00AM0.17m
4:41PM0.23m
5:43AM0.19m
5:28PM0.26m
6:27AM0.19m
6:21PM0.28m
7:13AM0.18m
7:20PM0.28m
8:00AM0.16m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:35
5:35
5:33
5:33
5:33
5:33
5:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:17
8:19
8:20
8:20
8:21
8:21
8:22
8:22
3
4
4
Temp °C
14
16
17
18
19
19
19
20
23
22
23
28
28
25
27
25
24
25
21
20
22
8
11
14
14
16
15
16
18
20
16
21
27
27
25
26
23
23
22
19
19
22
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
6
0.7
E
7
0.5
E
6
0.4
E
5
0.3
E
10
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.3
SE
10
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
7
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.4
SSE
6
0.1
E
7
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.2
ESE
8
Energy kJ
1
43
18
8
16
4
4
15
24
19
9
9
10
1
21
12
19
7
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
10
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
5
0.2
E
6
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
6
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
6
0.1
SE
11
0.2
SSE
7
0.2
ESE
6
0.1
NE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.1
NE
4
Energy kJ
1
3
14
15
16
2
1
3
5
3
1
1
5
5
4
1
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
10
0.2
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
SE
8
0.2
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.3
SE
6
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
6
0.2
ESE
8
Energy kJ
4
3
1
2
6
1
7
1
1
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
E
6
0.9
E
6
0.3
SW
2
0.8
ENE
9
0.5
E
4
0.5
S
3
0.6
SSW
4
0.4
SW
4
0.7
S
4
0.8
S
5
0.9
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.8
S
5
1.4
S
5
1.1
S
6
1
SSE
6
1.5
SSE
6
Energy kJ
99
64
1
96
9
4
11
4
16
28
23
14
31
114
74
65
126
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
202
257
207
17
5
644
88
504
2403
29
220
129
4
67
116
613
31
100
1132
327
31
Best forecast wave conditions in New Jersey
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
2
3
2
2
3
3
2
3
3
1
3
1
2
3
2
2
3
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
7
5
5
5
9
8
7
9
9
9
7
7
8
7
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Information about the Wildwood Crest Surf forecast

The above surf forecast table for Wildwood Crest provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 16 days. A general guide to surfing at Wildwood Crest can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Wildwood Crest surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Wildwood Crest) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).

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