Surf Forecasts:
Wildwood Crest surf forecast from 26 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Sunday 26 Jul, 2AM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period, ESE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 29 Jul, 2AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period, S swell with 173 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 26 Jul, 2AM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with ESE 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 Sunday (Jul 26) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.6m and 8s period with a secondary swell of 0.6m and 6s. 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 1.4m 7s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Jul 29) 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 1.2m 4s period and expected on Thursday (Jul 30) at 2AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 2AM (Sun 26th Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 2AM (Sun 26th Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) 8s |
| Most Powerful | 2AM (Wed 29th Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Wildwood Crest over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, this is Rusty. Let me break it down for the next 16 days at Wildwood Crest. It’s a long, flat spell with only a few tiny windows.
The first real sign of life shows up on Wednesday the 29th. We get an offshore wind out of the northwest, cleaning things up. The swell comes from the SSE at about 3ft, with a period around 8 seconds, and combined energy hits (119). It’s still small and weak, but the clean conditions are a positive. Wednesday afternoon is similar with the swell at 3ft and energy at (111). It’s surfable, just nothing special. Water temp is about 75°, which is average for the season.
Thursday the 30th keeps that clean look. Morning offshore wind out of the northwest, swell from the ENE at 3ft, period 7 seconds, energy at (93). Good for a quiet session on the small stuff.
After that, the picks dry up fast. Friday the 31st has clean morning waves, but the swell drops to just 1ft. Sunday the 2nd of August goes glassy with no wind and a 2ft swell – very mellow. Monday the 3rd of August mornings are glassy again, but the waves are only about 2ft.
From Monday afternoon all the way through to the end of the forecast on the 9th of August, the waves are tiny and the wind is usually onshore. The afternoons on the 7th and 8th look clean with offshore winds, but with swells under 1ft and very low energy, there’s just nothing to ride.
So, the short answer: aim for Wednesday the 29th and Thursday the 30th. That’s your best, and really only, window for a clean, albeit small, surf. Everything else is a long wait.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 24°C on Mon afternoon, min 19°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 47mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 27°C on Thu afternoon, min 20°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | ||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | E 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 8 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | S 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 7 | SSE 8 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 44 | 44 | 30 | 23 | 44 | 31 | 31 | 14 | 16 | 33 | 173 | 117 | 109 | 92 | 61 | 83 | 41 | 28 | 48 | 21 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:53PM1.41m | 6:14AM1.03m | 6:36PM1.46m | 6:55AM1.07m | 7:16PM1.50m | 7:33AM1.11m | 7:52PM1.53m | 8:11AM1.16m | 8:28PM1.55m | 8:47AM1.20m | 9:03PM1.55m | 9:24AM1.25m | 9:39PM1.54m | |||||||
Low Tide | 00:25AM0.29m | 11:54AM0.25m | 1:07AM0.24m | 12:39PM0.21m | 1:45AM0.20m | 1:21PM0.16m | 2:20AM0.16m | 2:02PM0.13m | 2:53AM0.12m | 2:41PM0.11m | 3:26AM0.09m | 3:20PM0.11m | 4:00AM0.08m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — |
 | 8:16 | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | 8:12 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | 2 | 44 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 25 | 22 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 20 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 23 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 8 | E 6 | SE 8 | E 6 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 7 | ENE 7 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 44 | 44 | 30 | 22 | 44 | 31 | 31 | 14 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 117 | 109 | 92 | 61 | 83 | 41 | 26 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 6 | — | — | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 9 | E 6 | E 6 | — | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | — | 26 | — | — | 18 | 19 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | — | 32 | 28 | 32 | 28 | 48 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 6 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | — | E 6 | E 6 | — | — | SSE 2 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | S 7 | WSW 3 | — | NNE 4 | NNW 4 | N 4 | — | — | — | SSW 4 |
| kJ | 38 | — | 18 | 23 | — | — | 1 | 14 | 16 | 33 | 173 | 1 | — | 47 | 15 | 6 | — | — | — | 17 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 250 | 0 | 6 | 424 | 0 | 1139 | 1511 | 56 | 378 | 1511 | 46 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 |
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